Story time! I have a student who most teachers would say struggles grasping content. She also has a mom who thinks he child is drowning in school and isn’t learning. A few weeks back I called mom because she expressed that she has concerns...

and that her daughter cries every day after school because she doesn’t understand. I reassured her that her daughter is in good hands with me. I let her know that learning isn’t only about grasping the content it is also part confidence...

what we say to ourselves and knowing our learning styles. I told her that her daughter is a student who needs to take notes while she is learning and she needs to ask clarifying questions as she is learning. I had the mom get her a binder where...

she can take notes during every subject. The next day during math (the subject she struggled with the most) she had her notebook for her notes but she still was getting frustrated and was on the verge of tears. So after the lesson we had a chat...

During this chat she expressed that she just isn’t good at math. I reassured her that she is in a new grade learning new content. It is not that she isn’t good it is that she is learning something new. She has to tell herself positive to stop the negative..

Thoughts that were trying to seep into her mind. We then worked on some affirmations that she can tell herself when she starts to feel overwhelmed.

Fast forward to yesterday her mom called me asking if I could hold office hours for her daughter that day. Of course I said yes. When I asked my student what she wants to work on she said...

“Ms. Lovius I don’t need help with anything I just want to learn more about the math we did today” This made my week!!! The change in academic mindset that she experienced is what I wish for all the students I teach!

Also, during our tutoring session sis got every question right with out any help from me and when we were talking about her answers she was able to articulate her thoughts with so much confidence .