{"id":757,"date":"2015-09-19T08:48:39","date_gmt":"2015-09-19T08:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harlawacademy.aberdeen.sch.uk\/?p=757"},"modified":"2015-09-19T08:48:39","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T08:48:39","slug":"harlaw-weekly-blog-14th-18th-september-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harlawacademy.org\/new\/2015\/09\/19\/harlaw-weekly-blog-14th-18th-september-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlaw weekly blog 14th – 18th September 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was my birthday this week and one of the more interesting gifts was a voucher for golf lessons.<\/p>\n

Golf is a game I have played since I was about 7.\u00a0 I have never had a lesson and have kind of managed to figure it out by watching others, trying out this and that and\u00a0a bit of practice here and there.\u00a0\u00a0I am dreading the idea of getting a lesson – what if my teacher laughs at my swing, what if they tell me I have been getting it wrong all this time and I need to change everything.\u00a0 Honestly folks\u00a0it is a seriously scary thought.<\/p>\n

Much like it must be for many of our pupils as they try to figure things out, worry that they will turn up in class and be put on the spot and they will get to an examination and be found out.<\/p>\n

I have convinced myself that the part of the answer lies in adopting more of a growth mind set (see below):<\/p>\n

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Over this session I plan to have more discussions with staff and pupils about growth and fixed mind sets.\u00a0 Fear is a real barrier to learning and progress.\u00a0 In my heart I know that my golf game could and should be better.\u00a0 I know that if I am to improve I need to approach the teacher, let them see my weaknesses, listen to their advice on how to improve and then\u00a0make time to practice what I have been\u00a0taught.\u00a0 This will help me be more confident when I am tested in a match situation. It will\u00a0take more than one lesson,\u00a0it will take time and I will have to be willing to\u00a0accept\u00a0advice.\u00a0 I hope fellow learners recognise something of themselves in the above and find the ideas around mind sets to be helpful.<\/p>\n

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