When Chandni Langford’s fifth-grade class sat down at their desks on May 2, they were greeted with encouraging messages, personalized just for them.
The class at Evergreen Avenue Elementary School in Woodbury, New Jersey, follows the “growth mindset” concept, which is the belief that in order to become successful, it doesn’t just take brains and talent. Abilities can be developed through hard work and dedication.
Langford puts a different growth mindset quote on the board each morning, but wanted to do something extra special for her 19 students on the day of their big exam — devised by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or Parcc — so she used dry-erase markers to write inspiring quotes on their desks.
“We’ve been talking a lot about growth mindset the past few months, so I picked quotes that resonated with each student,” Langford told news sites. “This was really important to me because giving individual attention is always important.”
She added, “So many of my students have shown tremendous growth over the year, so I wanted to make sure they know I’ve noticed.”
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