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It’s a repeated experience observed across all grade levels and classrooms—student frustration. Teachers recognize the signs—a defeated sigh, a sheepish glance at the floor, or a demeaning self-directed comment like “I’ll never be able to do this,” “Forget it, I’m done,” or “I’m not smart enough.”
All of these statements—and the other signs of frustration—are things that should signal a call for action. But what action?
My answer is that the action needed is reminding students of their resilience. Resilience is the ability to spring back when one experiences failure, roadblocks, and hurdles that impede progress on the path to successful learning within the classroom, and teachers can promote resilience on a regular basis so that students have inner resources when they become frustrated.
