I make so many mistakes. For real. Sitting in a meeting, with nothing in front of me to write on or with. Why? Sometimes I can be ON IT, and other times, good luck getting anything intelligible to come out of my mouth. I forget copies for people, forget to send things to parents, fill in the wrong form, be late ANYWHERE. I hate making mistakes. I feel miserable like I've failed myself or someone else terribly. BUT I have to work on this in myself so I can teach my students that it's ok to make mistakes. It really is. I've learned positive self-talk, and what happens in my brain when I send it those positive messages. I try to keep a growth mindset in myself because how can I teach growth mindset if I don't have it. Today, I taught growth mindset. It's amazing to watch the kids open up about how they talk to themselves, and how they feel during the school day. I'm glad I can take that time with them. I showed them how the neurons and synapses in their brains ...