Growth Mindset & Purpose

Not Yet

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One small word changes everything: not "I can't" but "I can't yet".

A Brain That Grows

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Every time something is hard and you keep going, something inside your head really does change.

Seven Times Eight

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Bruno politely points at one of Leo's answers, and Leo's face goes hot.

The Long Class Rope

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The long skipping rope the whole class plays with is one big knot at the bottom of the basket.

Just One Thing

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Bruno’s recorder piece still has a squeak in it, and he can’t tell what to fix.

Out in the First Round

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Toey’s team meets a stronger team and is out in the very first round.

The Paper Bridge That Fell

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Leo’s team’s paper bridge collapses at the fourth coin.

Back on the Bike

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Earth tips off his bike onto the grass. The wheel is still spinning, and he already wants to stop.

The Cat in Jib’s Head

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Jib draws the cat she can see in her head. The cat on the paper looks nothing like it.

One Bit at a Time

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Toey is back from her first piano class and wants to play the whole song by this evening.

Just a Little Further

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The others can swim the whole length now. Rin only gets halfway, and there’s swimming again tomorrow.

Orangutan

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Khing reads a new word aloud in class, and it comes out all jumbled.

The Pancake Experiment

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Chompoo’s pancakes come out flat and burnt at the edges, nothing like the picture in the recipe.

The Lolly-Stick Bridge

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The lolly-stick bridge Mali spent all afternoon building snaps under the very first toy car.

Push with Your Legs

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Bruno has always climbed with his arms, and today the coach says to try a different way.

A Thousand Pieces of Sky

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Luna has always done jigsaws by colour, until she reaches a sky where every piece is the same blue.

The Bean in the Dark

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Rin thought the bean in the dark cupboard wouldn’t grow. It turned out taller than all the rest.

The Zip That Won’t Catch Yet

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Poppy wants to do up her jacket zip by herself, but it just won’t catch.

All the Way Across

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After a whole month of trying, Miro swings all the way across the monkey bars for the first time.

Just One Fold Different

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Every time Kla lets go, his paper aeroplane nosedives into the grass.

Every One That Carries

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Khing looks through his maths book and finds that every sum he slipped on is one where you carry.

From Frog to Crane

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Jib can fold a paper frog easily now, and the origami book has lots more pages.

Start from the Finish

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Arm starts the maze at the entrance every time, and hits a dead end every time.

Slowest on Day One

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At his first football practice, Arm is the slowest dribbler on the team.

Knees Bent, Arms Out

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Bruno is on roller skates for the first time, and he keeps going over.

The Twenty Curly Words

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Bun has written the word for ‘big’ with the wrong ‘ai’ again. That’s the fourth time this week.

Grandpa Kham, Second Try

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Leo’s second drawing of Grandpa Kham is much better than his first, but it still isn’t quite Grandpa.

One Bed First

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Grandpa Kham gives Delphi a corner of the garden to grow her own vegetables. Standing in front of all that soil, she doesn’t know where to start.

Earth’s Name on the Page

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Earth has practised writing his name all week, and it only looks a tiny bit better.

Kick-Ups Every Morning

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Leo wants to do ten kick-ups in a row, but he only gets the ball out now and then.

Stuck at Nine Seconds

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In his first month, Win got faster every week. For the last three weeks, his time hasn’t budged.

Jib’s First Egg

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Chompoo can crack an egg without thinking. Jib is trying it for the very first time.

The Whole Song, and Then?

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After half a year of practice, Toey plays the whole of Lao Duang Duean without a single stumble.

Ten Minutes After Dinner

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Luna wants to get good at the ukulele, but she only picks it up on days she remembers.