ABSTRACT
Resilience is the ability to effectively handle pressure and to overcome failure. It is a characteristic that many of struggling students do not have in the classroom. Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein in Raising Resilient Children, provides 10 guideposts for teachers who foster resilience. They are: By being empathetic, communicating effectively and listening actively, changing negative scripts, loving children in ways that help them to feel special and appreciated, accepting children for who they are and helping them to set realistic expectations and goals, helping children experience success by identifying and reinforcing their 'islands of competence', helping children recognize that mistakes are experiences from which to learn, developing responsibility, compassion, and a social conscience by providing children with opportunities to contribute; teaching children to solve problems and make decisions, and disciplining in a way that promotes self-discipline and self-worth, one can help students learn to overcome failure, develop grit, and truly become resilient.
