Have you read "Mindset"? Please do. It will knock that "I'm smart" vs. "I'm not smart/enough" wonkiness right outta your brain. At least, it did for me. And that's been one of the most powerful lessons I've learned in the last (almost) year.
Google the Janelle Monae clip from Sesame Street: "The Power of Yet". Growth mindset for the wee ones. Awesome.
I've started using that phrase (yet) with my D3. If she says, "I can't, Mama," I reply, "Maybe you can't YET." But you can get there if you try.
Oh, and another thing about "smart": ALL of our brains are stronger in some ways than in others. Even geniuses are stronger in some ways than others. (And btw, most people we would consider "geniuses" are not very 'people-smart'.
What does "smart" mean to you, anyway? What are the areas in which your brain has strengths? What strengths can you use to accommodate or strengthen the areas of weakness?
As a teacher, I am completely fascinated by brain science, if you couldn't tell!
