Some of you know that I'm a teacher and I come from the world of education. This list is an educational tool to help you learn to research various records that will lead you to your freguesia (village) and then how to "read" those records.
When teaching my students, I've always said that ability to succeed was only 50%. The other 50% is the negative self-talk or negative beliefs one has about themselves in the subject. Same is true for "reading" the records. Or learning to understand DNA. This blurb came up in one of my education groups. A good chunk of it is applicable to genealogy as well. They are calling it "fixed mindset" versus "growth mindset." I guess that's better than me saying "Psyche yourself up not psyche yourself out." Here goes: Don't say: I'm not good at this. Do say: What am I missing? Don't say: I'm awesome at this. Do say: I'm on the right track. Don't say: I give up. Do say: I'll use some of the strategies we've learned. Don't say: This is too hard. Do say: This may take some time and effort. Don't say: I can't make this any better. Do say: I can always improve so I'll keep trying. Don't say: I just can't do ________. Do say: I'm going to train my brain in _____. Don't say: I made a mistake. Do say: Mistakes help me to learn better. Don't say: She's so smart. I'll never be that smart. Do say: I'm going to figure out how she does it. Don't say: It's good enough. Do say: Is it really my best work? Don't say: Plan A didn't work. Do say: Good thing the alphabet has 25 more letters (in the English language). Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
