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Keep Calm, Quit Your Passion

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2021 has arrived with the ‘new year, new me’ mantra everywhere. Millions of souls are inspired with resolutions and following advice like ‘find your passion.’

Unfortunately, it’s kind of shitty advice. In short, telling people to find their passion could suggest that passion is within you, just waiting to be revealed.

It. Is. Not.

Telling people to follow their passion suggests that passion will do the lion’s share of the work for you.

It. Will. Not.

We look at the effects of both fixed and growth mindsets and their impact on learning and curiosity.

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All About The 6th Grade

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In this curious conversation, we get a glimpse of how compulsory school (K – 12) has been impacted by COVID-19, how both students and teachers always have a lot to learn, and how being able to ask for help is a sign of courage, all told through the eyes of a sixth grader.

Special Guest: Lily Kalin Lily is a sassy, sixth grader who is brilliant, a voracious reader, and is making the best of these trying times during the pandemic. She is a class act, has an unbridled curiosity, and above all, is my adorable niece.

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