CAPABLE: We train and encourage self-reliance at every opportunity. Once a child has learned a new skill, they continue to do it for themselves.
We help the child feel capable by:
Making mistakes a learning experience
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Setting the tone and discussing that it is okay to make mistakes “If someone makes a mistake, what do you think we should do?”
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Demonstrating learning from mistakes “What did you learn? What will you do differently next time?”
Building Confidence
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Focusing on improvement not perfection
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Noticing contribution
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Building on strengths
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Believing in the students
Allowing the child to do for themselves, children will
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Take care of their own bags and coats
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Clean up after their own activities
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Manage their own snack
(An adapted excerpt from “Responsibility in the Classroom” by Lew and Bettner.)
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