This blog is open for entries regarding the book discussion of Carol Dweck's Mindset.

Which mindset do you have? Read each statement about intelligence and decide whether you mostly agree with it or disagree with it.

1. Your intelligence is something very basic about you that you can't change very much.

2. You can learn new things, but you can't really change how intelligent you are.

3. No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always change it quite a bit.

4. You can always substantially change how intelligent you are.


Look at the following statements about personality and character and decide whether you mostly agree or mostly disagree
with.

1. You are a certain kind of person, and there is not much that can be done to really change that.

2. No matter what kind of person you are, you can always change substantially.

3. You can do things differently, but the important parts of who you are can't really be changed.

4. You can always change basic things about the kind of person you are.


What are your initial reactions to these statements and Dweck's assertions about mindsets?


-Bruce

The C-U Sunrise Rotary Club of Champaign invites all 6TH GRADE students to participate in a Four-Way Tests Essay Contest.

The Four-Way Test of the things we think, say or do is as follows:

1. Is it the truth?

2. Is it fair to all concerned?

3. Will it build goodwill and better freiendships?

4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned.


The topic for the essay contest is "How I can apply the four way Test in my life."


Essays are to be 250-300 words.
March 19th is the deadline.
First place cash prize $100, second place $50.
Cover sheets are on the writing wall outside room 1704 or in room 2704.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and partner organizations present the
Money Smart Kid Essay Contest for students in grades 5-8.

The winner will be awarded a Bright Star Scholarship for $2,000
and the runner-up will receive a $500 scholarship sponsored by U of I Employees
Credit Union.

The 2010 question is as follows;
What is a career you think you may be interested in pursuing? What are the costs and benefits of this choice?
How would you prepare financially and educationally now, in order to achieve your career goals later?

Deadline for entries is March 31st.

Applications available on the writing board outside room 1714 or in room 2704.

Good luck!

This blog is an open forum for teachers reading Kelly Gallagher's Readicide. Post your questions, comments,
and reactions to chapters 1 and 2.
-Bruce

The Blue Pencil is a student-run electronic journal seeking to publish the best literary work by young writers between ages 12-18 around the globe.

They are currently accepting submissions to four features: "Pencil Shavings" (experiments with the single sentence);. "Out Loud!" (audio
recordings of vocal performances of literary works) as well as poetry, short stories, and essays.

Visit their website online and you can make submissions to this exciting new online journal.

www.thebluepencil.net

Stone Soup is made up of stories, poems, book reviews, and art by young people through age 13. Although all the writing they publish is in English, they accept work from all over the world.

To see examples of student writing, or to submit, go to this site: http://www.stonesoup.com/send-work/

Urbana Middle School student Sophia Gehrmann has published a poem in this magazine!