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    The most important lesson I would teach my students is to always have grit. Grit can be described as perseverance plus resilience. As a special education teacher‚ I must teach my students to continue on despite any obstacles or circumstances they may face. Students with special needs often experience times of discouragement. Throughout their lives‚ my students will face many trials whether school-related or home-related. I will teach them to believe that they can persevere and experience success

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    A growth mindset and grit connect to each other in some sort of way. A person with a growth mindset can take up a challenge and not complain about it. The person wants to learn and overcome obstacles when faced with them. A growth mindset allows the person to think of the future and not just the moment. On the other hand‚ there is a fixed mindset. A fixed mindset isn’t a terrible thing‚ but it does set you back. A person with a fixed mindset will not take up challenges or face obstacles‚ they think

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    steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. Belief is trust‚ faith‚ or confidence in someone or something. In class‚ students were asked to read/watch the following three sources‚ “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” by Angela Duckworth‚ and “ It Couldn’t be Done” by Edgar Albert Guest. In all these sources the main characters are faced with one hardship. The main character had to believe they could get through the hardship

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    Main Idea Duckworth’s main idea is that we need a better understanding of students from a psychological perspective by using grit to test students. Opinion (Argument) (I agree or disagree) I agree with Duckworth because she did the test and students with more stamina succeeded in life. Evidence (in the essay‚ these combine to make one statement. 1 Grit is a significant predictor of success. 2 Kids with more stamina were more likely to graduate despite family income‚ standardized

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    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian “It was the opposite of me. I didn’t deserve to be there. I knew it; all of those kids knew it. Indians don’t deserve shit” (Alexie 56). In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ Junior (Arnold Spirit) decides he needs to make a few changes in his life. During this journey he faces many challenges‚ self deprication‚ isolation‚ and loss. Junior continues to make friends along the way‚ and he starts finding himself. There are many

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    problem‚ they’ll tend to give up and fail. Growth mindset is when people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. Grit is perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Grit and growth mindset has been proven to help one achieve in academics‚ personal life‚ and career. Studies have shown that grit and growth mindset help people improve in academics. Stanford professor‚ Carol Dweck‚ did a study on fixed and growth mindset which proved that over the years

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    Grit is described as courage and resolve and strength of character. My definition of grit is the ability to overcome challenging obstacles that appear in life. These definitions both sound like my dad. My dad has gone through a lot in life and has shown more grit than anyone I know. He is to this day my role model and an inspiration for all the grit he has shown. My dad’s grit story started at really young age. It wasn’t like he was drafted into the army at any young‚ but the worst thing happened

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    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Alexie Sherman “I have to prove that I am stronger than everybody else. I have to prove that I will never give up. I will never quit playing hard.” pg (132). Junior is an intelligent Native American teenager that wishes for nothing more than a hopeful future. Though the story is written with a humorous tone the message of the novel is tragic. The tragedy that Alexie through the voice of Arnold presents in his story is that Native American have

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    Imagine growing up in a society where you are told that you are dumb and stupid just because of 0your race. Sherman Alexie’s novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian tells the story of how Junior was an outsider because of his race for most of his life‚ until he made a change. In writing The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ Sherman Alexie sought to show that determination and hardwork can help you overcome obstacles. Junior not giving up even when he has no support from others

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    Racism is something that negatively hurts/affects people. It causes the victims to feel isolated from the world. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ racism lowers Junior’s confidence and it causes him to think negatively about himself. It gives him a form of sadness and regret on how he currently has to live his life. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ Sherman Alexie explores the existence and negative effects of racism against Indigenous Peoples. This is shown through

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