A Growth Mindset

We are asking our students to challenge themselves and push their brains harder than they ever thought imaginable. To make this work- everyone needs to believe it can happen. For a growth mindset to work, it will take teachers, parents and students challenging what they think they can and cannot do.
We welcome students to be risk takers and fail! Yes, FAIL! You eyes aren't deceiving you! Failure leads to learning. Sitting there and not trying leads to no growth. How can you ever accomplish something without even trying? Guess what? Failing actually helps teachers teach students. Our teachers at Estes can see the thought process of your child when he or she "messes up" on a math problem. The teachers can analyze what the student did wrong and help them Discover what went wrong, Improve their work and help the student Learn from the failure. This is called DIL-ing with it. Discover-Improve-Learn.
Here is an example of what I am talking about. This young girl had a tough time on a math test. She didn't give up and with the help of her mom and Mrs. Jewell she earned an A on her next test. This couldn't have happened if the teacher, student and parent didn't have a growth mindset. We are proud of Mariah and all of our students who are practicing a growth mindset! Go Bulldogs!