Growth Mindset
Mr. Chafyaay uses encouraging language to promote growth mindset, a concept pioneered by Stanford professor and leading motivation researcher Carol Dweck, PhD. Growth Mindset is the idea that we grow and better ourselves by learning from mistakes, because a positive and supportive learning environment helps students do their best.
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Socratic Method
Mr. Chafyaay asks guiding questions so that students take a more active role in reaching solutions. There is a misconception that strong teaching is someone explaining something at you. Mr. Chafyaay believes that a collaborative approach rooted in Socratic inquiry is crucial for that long-term understanding of math concepts and its application in different contexts.
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Learning
Mr. Chafyaay does not just give away answers. Instead, he utilizes the Socratic Method; by asking High Order Thinking Questions; and encouraging Growth Mindset language to help students learn math concepts so that they can confidently apply them long-term—on homework, tests, standardized exams, and in their future math classes.
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