Professional Development Minutes

Learning to build better relationships between people, the planet, and more-than-human beings-- A blog by Melissa Fockler, PhD

Do you have grit?

When it comes to learning, Angela Lee Duckworth argues grit is essential.

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Melissa Fockler: I acknowledge that the land I live on is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Mississauga and Chippewa Nations of the Williams Treaty. I recognize that forced residential schooling has caused intergenerational trauma and emotional and physical pain for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. I value and respect Indigenous pedagogies and epistemologies.