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I agree! We have to be BOLD to go again the grain... Do it scared!

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For projects, some students want to see a model of the end product. I don't do it, or they will stick to my plan and not be unique. They can research ideas and share with team/s.

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Students and even some adults need "Permission" to think in their unique way

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Collaboration is key! It builds on other skills like communication and active listening all while coming to a common goal !

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Absolutely!

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Everything is not right initially! Mistakes help to critically thing and become innovative.

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This quote gives me this amount of passion! 

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Agree 100%

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Educators should always create opportunities for their children to be inventive, within reason, in accomplishing their assignments. Given the right instruction by the educator, this should always be done.

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Mistakes help us grow! 🪴

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Absolutely!

So many students are conditioned by society to be afraid to stand out. That's sad because they are all amazing people!

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When I observe this in the classroom, I feel a sense of respect for the students.

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Student centered with them owning their learning.

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Reminds me of the quote “perfect is the enemy of good”. It’s always great to remind students that mistakes are part of the learning process, and to be expected!

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The most powerful thing I can do for my students is to encourage them to think for themselves.

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The way you learn to solve problems. Looking for different ways to solve it.

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Yes! We do not want to have classroom be a place for a "sit and get" but we want students to be inspired to think outside of the box and discover their knowledge

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I agree two minds are better than one. Another person brings a perspective to the table I might not have had.

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If ideas aren't shared and allowed to blossom we would not have what we have today.

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very student oriented

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I agree, taking creative risks leads to originality, innovation, and personal growth. It may feel uncomfortable, but that discomfort is often the gateway to most meaningful and impactful work.

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Eddison said "I learned 2,000 ways not to make a light bulb."

I think I got the number wrong.

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Yes . But first you need to be encouraged that it is ok to create and make mistakes. Stem is a-great pathway to encourage creativity

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Think outside the box

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Education is the most powerful we! I couldn’t agree with this more. It can open so many doors for one who can only dream.

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I agree. When we are creative we invest ourselves in what we are doing and share it with others. Students have to have courage to share and take risks free of fear of disapproval.

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Thats why we do PD…to collaborate with others and learn new strategies!

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"SKILLS" Many of today's children lack the necessary skills mentioned due to the fact they cannot have fun! How dare we make their life miserable and make them use their brains. They need more, not only from us, but the 'ol home front, there is another concern, that does not always happen.

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Having courage allows one to be vulnerable. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable opens up courage and let's creativity come alive.

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Great quote! Collaboration is a very basic tool in humans communities and we need to enforce it.

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mistakes eventually leads to perfection in life.

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These essential skills show that they are a strong skill set to have to think critically and creatively

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Education is one of the things that separates humanity from the rest of nature. Content is only a small piece of why education is important

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Totally agree. You never know what you can do if you don’t step out of your comfort zone.

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Collaboration is key. Everyone has strengths and can build upon eachother to master their tasks.

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I agree, sometime we are afraid to create because maybe not everybody will like it. So, we are worried more about people approval than the creation.

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I'm going to make this a poster!

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It’s important to remember mistakes are part of the process.

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Learning from failure improves success

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Teachers should help students become problem solvers

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I love this! Growth comes through failures.

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The last sentence is extremely powerful and true! Education completely changed my parents lives and in turn, my own.

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These are all things that students will need to be successful in school and in every day life. They are essential!

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If education is the weapon, don't misuse it

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Intelligence opens the mind but character opens the heart, which are both essential to education.

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I agree and it evens the playing field

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Now to get kids to WANT to have a character…I feel this is where teaching has to come alongside the cultural norms of today.

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The art of discovery! When students own their leaning they retain it much better!

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I feel like they go pretty hand in hand, the difference is really just in the language they are using.

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I agree I think intelligence can take you places and character will keep you there and lead to higher advancement.

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Agreed. Being creative is very vulnerable and opens up your creations to critique. You have to be ready for that.

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It provides not just technical knowledge, but the flexible, analytical, and innovative mindset needed for most careers.

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Yes, mistakes is part of every great creation. We need to prepare kids to make mistakes and lear from them.

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They essentially focus on the same things

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Collaboration is the real reason why we have so much advanced technology today. Humanity has addressed so many problems through collaboration even back to ancient times.

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Yes - I love an independent thinker!

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In the media-heavy, consumeristic society that our students have been raised in, concentration is difficult. I would really like to cultivate this in my students.

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I agree and it evens the playing field

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So many educators have the opposite mindset and "need" to convey the information rather than allowing the students to figure it out and learn essential life skills

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I love this quote! I believe in that. Education is the most powerful tool you can give to someone. People without education is very dangerous and can do real damage to the world.

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Aligns with what they will need to be successful in life

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The words we see today are interchangeable with how they were originally written to bridge gaps and be more cohesive.

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stem challenges require all these skills, if they are familiarized at an early age they will face their future roles with less fear and be competitive in the work field.

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Absolutely! Students will be more invested in what they are doing if they have an active role in their own learning.

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I watched my students grow with their problem-solving skills in technology apps this year due to mistakes made.

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I agree. Allow the children to create and we guide.

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They both focus on problem-solving and creativity

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Completely agree. Teacher now should be only a facilitator, students need to create and innovate in the classroom, starting in PreK.

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Everything they will ever need in life!

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The students become independent in their learning. The teacher has prepared a learning environment and is there to guide not conduct.

Students become empowered and self-directed in their learning.

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I would compare to adaptability and resilience. We all do this daily to what goes on around us. Knowledge of these skills is vital

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I agree the students will gain more from something they invest in and enjoy doing.

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Intelligence and character should go hand in hand if we want our students to be truly successful.

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So well said…as a high school teacher, most students think they “know” a subject and teachers are insignificant, but really the teacher is there to develop understanding and apply it to life.

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Skills are transferable from the classroom to jobs. Real world application of said skills.

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These skills are what educators used to call "having a well-rounded education".

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Agree 100% You have to open up yourself more to an audience when expressing your creativity-style

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It completely aligns with what the focus is now in stem

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They are very comparable, Concentration can go with observation and identification. Discrimination with Critical thinking. Organization with planing. And we already have Innovation and communication in STEM.

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confidence leads to independence

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Makes sense as we have made adjustments in learning to meet the needs of a changing and advancing society.

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real world problems

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See this so much in the younger grades when generating ideas or collaborating on projects

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Because some day they will leave my classroom and they will HAVE to do it on their own.

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They support the skills needed

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It is well aligned and if followed will help prepare our students even more to the future workplace

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You learn the most when you make mistakes and can grow from them.

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Participating in the science of stem you are giving the students the opportunity to practice those skills

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student geared

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I agree! Being creative can sometimes require you to be vulnerable.

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Agree - let the children own their learning paths at times

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It aligns perfectly. They represent more than one of the STEM skills.

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This aligns with real world

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The students know their role and how to function appropriately in their role. It would lead me to believe they have routinely participated in similar scenarios and learned to make necessary adjustments.

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Mistakes are how we learn. We have to make mistakes.

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I love this. Instructions and directions are all provided at the beginning or in the beginning in my room, a Specials Room, they select an activity, and I simply monitor their activity.

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this can sometimes be challenging for a type A teacher - to just step back and watch instead of having a bit of a hand in everything.

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Collaboration is key! Students learning and growing from each other is essential.

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The teacher as the facilitator and the student leading the group