Confidence
Confidence means knowing that you will likely be successful and that people will like you. It means not being afraid to make mistakes or to try something new. It means looking and sounding confident. Examples of confident behavior are raising your hand in class to answer a hard question, doing hard work without asking for help, sharing a new idea with a teacher or the class, starting a conversation with a new classmate and standing up straight and speaking with a firm voice.
Positive Habits of the Mind that help develop a young person's Confidence include:
• I Can Do It- thinking that I'm more likely to be successful than I am to fail.
• Accepting Myself- not thinking badly about myself when I make a mistake.
• Taking Risks- thinking that it's good to try something new even though I might not be able to do it.
• Being Independent- thinking that it's important to try new activities and to speak up even if my classmates think I'm silly or stupid.
Positive Habits of the Mind that help develop a young person's Confidence include:
• I Can Do It- thinking that I'm more likely to be successful than I am to fail.
• Accepting Myself- not thinking badly about myself when I make a mistake.
• Taking Risks- thinking that it's good to try something new even though I might not be able to do it.
• Being Independent- thinking that it's important to try new activities and to speak up even if my classmates think I'm silly or stupid.