Nivedita Mukerjee
Education consultancy for parents and schools
3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV
Issue # 40 / April 13th , 2021
Do I have strength to conquer my fears? Am I courageous to do the right thing? Do I spend time thinking about doing the right thing because I am scared? I fear asking for help from others? I try things only if I am sure to succeed? When I have last felt the flutter in my gut while trying a new thing?
How do I know that I am brave? Can I help my student/child to be brave? Take a chance and be comfortable with failure, use mistakes as stepping stones for growth? Read on for reflections, tips and a great talk by Reshma Soujani on why we should teach our girls to be brave and not perfect. Please subscribe with your email, it is a free news letter for students, parents and educators.
Three Images For The Week
Two Thoughts For The Week
“Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.”
— George Eliot, Middlemarch
“Every person has the power to change their fate if they are brave enough to fight for what they desire more than anything.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval
One Video For The Week
We’re raising our girls to be perfect, and we’re raising our boys to be brave, says Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code. Saujani has taken up the charge to socialize young girls to take risks and learn to program — two skills they need to move society forward. To truly innovate, we cannot leave behind half of our population, she says. “I need each of you to tell every young woman you know to be comfortable with imperfection.”
And Finally…
Dear reader,
I have been a research scientist, a journalist and an educator for over 3 decades. I read and I write. With this weekly newsletter, I intend to share what I read, learn and experience while I engage with students, parents and teams of teachers across K-12 schools, higher education institutions and ed-tech organisations.
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What a brilliant Tuesday read! It is time to begin now.
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How does one confront ones fears ?
I think this is the most debated subject in recent times . Such an enlightening news letter . Thank you for helping me clear so many cobwebs .
And the bravery ladder has my ❤️. Reshma Saujani talk about celebrating our imperfections and taking the leap was inspirational. I thought it’s a cultural thing where girls in general are told to be canny and careful , to make informed choices and hence taught to be risk averse !
Its heartening to note that there is a paradigm shift on this thought process .
Courage is not the absence of fear ! The classification is spot on .
The cartoon .. perfection is a myth !
This is great guide for both parents and educators to gently help to assuage fears .. unfounded or otherwise. Thank you Ms Niv . I am deeply touched by this edition.
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