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Author: Ani Pearman, Co-founder EfeX Center, LLC USA Editor: David Thomas M. Ed (TESOL), Learning & Curriculum Trainer @EfeX Center We’ve been telling you about the growth mindset developed by Professor Carol Dwek in 2006. A growth mindset states that learning mistakes strengthen our thinking. We can increase our learning capacity to adapt better and find solutions during these difficult times. Even if you tend to be cautious or pessimistic, like the glass half-empty attitude

Author: Ani Pearman, Co-founder EfeX Center, LLC USA Editor: David Thomas M. Ed (TESOL), Learning & Curriculum Trainer @EfeX Center Hi, I’m Hannah. Let me tell you a true story about Wilma Rudolph, born four and a half months premature but miraculously she survived. Wilma suffered double pneumonia, scarlet fever, and polio virus. Doctors said she would never walk normally, but Wilma’s mother taught her that the Bible said, “Nothing is impossible if you have faith”. Wilma posi

Author: Ani Pearman, Co-founder EfeX Center, LLC USA Editor: David Thomas M. Ed (TESOL), Learning & Curriculum Trainer @EfeX Center Is the glass half-full or half-empty? Optimists see possibilities. Pessimists expect problems. Were they born that way? Yes. Studies suggest that our brains are wired for positivity or negativity. Does it mean pessimists are always unhelpful? No! Caution, attentiveness, and looking for weaknesses can all be constructive. But so are positive think

Author: Ani Pearman, Co-founder EfeX Center, LLC USA Editor: David Thomas M. Ed (TESOL), Learning & Curriculum Trainer @EfeX Center Hi! I’m Hannah. Did you know that your brain, like a muscle, can become stronger, and smarter too? Researchers studied two groups of rats. One group was in separate cages with plenty of food. The other group of rats had social interaction, and puzzles and mazes to challenge them. When the researchers examined the brains of the rats from the chall

Author: Ani Pearman, Co-founder EfeX Center, LLC USA Editor: David Thomas M. Ed (TESOL), Learning & Curriculum Trainer @EfeX Center Hi! I’m Hannah. Covid is here! But how can we stay positive during this difficult and negative time? Let me introduce you to Growth Mindset! – a strategy we teach at EfeX. No, it’s not about denying reality, saying “Covid doesn’t exist” or “It could be over tomorrow.” These statements don’t provide a solution or give hope. Hope comes from adaptin