Paige 160 why is interventions can change lives number…
Paige 160 why is interventions can change lives number one at risk middle school students given a growth mindset by being taught that the brain, like a muscle, grows with use, achieved better grades, because they saw effort as a virtue, because effort helps to develop ability. Number two entering minority college students who experienced a one hour session, explaining the normality of the worry that they didn't belong, along with reassuring stories from older peers, achieved greater higher grades, over the next three years, closing the racial GPA gap from 0.29 to 0.14, and had greater life and career satisfaction 3 to 5 years after college number three when paraprofessionals helped at risk, new mothers understand their babies fussing, the moms were less likely to think of themselves as bad mothers
— from The Flight Plan (Purpose/Wisdom/Risk) · How do we know ourselves? By David Myers