How to Build Student Confidence

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Entering high school is not easy, and once they enter it, it’s not really bad, it’s not harder then elementary school, except the thought of entering a new world gives the students great fear. Once the grade 9 students begin their first semester, it’s not very bad; it’s only the beginning thought of high school which lowers their confidence. A child gains confidence through accomplishments (Bayfield, 2002). I agree that this is a fact because once they see themselves gaining after hard work; they will want to work harder to succeed even better than the last time. Learners are more apt to be motivated and engaged, and their achievement is more likely to improve (Sanacore, 2008). If their achievement is greater they will gain confidence in achieving more until they have reached their goal. Motivation is related to confidence because “students appear to show greater levels of motivation, challenge, and success when the topic and task are self-generated and when they are familiar with and interested in their inquires… confidence contributes to effective performance by sustaining motivation decreasing anxiety. When students lack confidence, they have trouble recovering from breakdowns or problems encountered when searching.”(Valenza, 2006). This librarian is trying to explain that the only way to help students gain confidence is through the enjoyment of the class. Always “Begin with the end in mind” (Covey, 1998) which means to set a goal and work towards that goal by passing many obstacles. You should have a vision of what type of lifestyle you would like to have in the future. When the students know what they’re aiming for is worth working hard for, they would put extra hard work to reach the end an...

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...be with her the first two weeks trying to thread the machine. When she was making her gift bag, she didn’t know how to turn out the corners, so I had to begin one of the corners so that she could finish her last step of the project. She was able to finish her boxer shorts because she had come in at lunch a few times to complete. She had a few pages in her binder missing so we had to look for them through her binder.

Works Cited

Bayfield, T. (2002, October 21). An educational experiment rediscovers the wheel and finds, good heavens, that is really works! Alberta, Canada.

Covey, S. (1998). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. New York: Franklin Covey.

Sanacore, J. (2008, September 1). Turning Reluctant learners into Inspired Learners. New York, Brookville, America.

Valenza, J. K. (2006, October 1). they might be gurus. Springfield, Erdenheim, Philadelphia.

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