Room 9 Collaborative Growth Mindset

People who have a growth mindset believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. Brains and talent are just the starting point!

At the heart of what makes the “growth mindset” is that it creates a passion for learning rather than a hunger for approval. The video below explains these concepts very clearly.

AKO hour at Tamaki Primary✌🏽💛Peace Activist - Ron Kovic💛✌🏽

WALT: Research Peace Activists.

Kia Ora and welcome back to our class blog! For AKO hour at school, our group decided to focus on peace. For those wondering what AKO hour is all about, it's a time set aside whereby we share our learning with the rest of the school as well as the broader community. 

During today's blog I will be sharing with you all which peace activist I've chosen to explain to you all how this person influenced peace talks in their country/people. Example while researching peace activists I choose Ron Kovic and here is what I found out about this peace activists:

"72 Year Old Ron Kovic is an American anti-war activist, writer, was former United States Marine Corps Sergeant, and of course is a peace activists, who was wounded and paralysed during the Vietnam War. On January 20, 1968, Ron Kovic was awarded a Purple Heart for his service and courage during the Vietnam War, he was shot in the spine and was paralyzed from waist down."

My group (Lydia, Hiria, Hope) and I (Hevani) all chose one peace activist:

Me - Ron Kovic

Lydia - Nelson Mandela

Hiria - Samantha Smith

Hope - Leymah Gbowee

After explaining how each peace activist lead peace or caused peace to their country we then all added our own meaning of peace at the end of our presentation,

Here is our peace activist presentation:

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Question of the blog: What does Peace mean to you?

Growth Mindset by Syraiah-Lee

Today, we asked to reflect on what having a growth mindset means and how this has an impact on our learning. This year, we have been doing a lot of discussions around “growth” versus “fixed” mindsets. To briefly summarise, individuals who believe their talents can be developed (through hard work, good strategies, and input from others) have a growth mindset. They tend to achieve more than those with a more fixed mindset (those who believe their talents are innate gifts). 

What is really cool about our school is that having a growth mindset is not only important for students, but our teachers also embrace this concept. This has resulted in students taking greater ownership of their learning which encourages a focus on effort rather than intelligence. Our learning takes place in a fun, relaxed environment where our opinions and perspectives are valued. 

I hope that you a learnt something from this brief post. I have included my "growth mindset quote" for the week. Hope you enjoyed reading.

Politically Correct by Carra

Our first Inquiry Model is coming to an end. Thus far we have been learning about early European Voyages, Polynesian Discoveries, Wars and the impact it has had on landscapes across the world.

Today I have made a slide about a famous peace activist who promoted to world peace. The person who I selected is a lady called Aung San Suu Kyi. She famously said, "to make the world a better place were it is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it, The only real prison is fear."

She also explains further that the only real freedom is freedom from fear and Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.

Aung San Suu Kyi is a truly inspirational leader and was award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.

I am really looking forward to complete the rest most my inquiry and value any feedback or feedforward that you may have.