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Pedagogy of Confidence - High Operational Practices
Pedagogy of Confidence - High Operational Practices
Teachers realize that the identified strengths of their students validate the
belief that the students do in fact have interests that have engaged them and
motivated them to learn something deeply. That inference spurs belief in the
capacity of the students to excel, rekindling teachers confidence in their ability
to inspire their students. The confidence stimulates them, motivating them to
select experiences that are enriching and teaching practices that challenge.
Believing the students have potential they can nurture also diminishes the stress
(and its debilitating hormones) teachers experience from the feelings of
incompetence of hopelessness that are precipitated by a constant focus on
weaknesses (p. 92).
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The sense of inability causes stress and anxiety, which triggers the
brain to release the stress hormone cortisol, which hinders students
ability to learn (p. 97).