“Whether you think you can’t or you think you can, you’re right.”

You’ve likely heard this quote before (and you’ll hear it again when you listen to this episode), but its deceptive simplicity can cause us to overlook the enormity of its implications.

In our first episode of Life Skills Academy season 2, we’ll learn from experienced educator, speaker and mental health coach Rebecca Bitton about the mentalities and conditions that contribute in positive or negative ways to our belief in ourselves, our ability to learn, and in the purposefulness of our personal journeys. Rebecca’s insights will be inspiring and immediately useful to the students, parents and educators out there whose learning or teaching experiences are infused with any amount of doubt, and will offer routes to greater self-efficacy and satisfaction in the future.

Some topics and resources to listen for and take further:

• Comparing international perspectives on Mental Health and Learning Disorders
  
• Student Leadership and Mentorship
  
• Intercultural Socialization
  
• Defensive Isolation and Imposter Syndrome in Classrooms
  
• Student Self-Esteem
  
• “Growing Success” student interviews
  
• “The Curse of the Overachiever”
  
• Fixed vs Growth Mindset
  
• Identifying character strengths and talents
  
• Avoiding educational “Future Telling”
  

If you haven’t listened our last episode click here