Micah reminded me that this was something I did was a support class one year. (I had forgotten). I'm adding it hear in case I want to use it again sometime.
After students did poorly on an exam, I asked students how they felt when they didn't understand something. Responses ranged from defeated to stupid. I put all these responses in one column on the board. Then I asked them how they dealt with failure. What was their response? "Shutting down" "Giving up" "Get angry." I put all these answered in the second column without labeling these columns. Lastly, I asked them, "What have been some things you've done to help you feel less frustrated?" The last column had things like, "Listen to music" "Ask for help" "Take a drink of water." I explained to them that the first column was how we felt about our failures, but we didn't have to shut down. That this was an option. If we feel ourselves shutting down, we can find ways to respond in a different way. Students seemed to really feel affected by this, well for a week anyway. Then the weekend came and all was lost.
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