Have you ever tried to do something that was really difficult but couldn't and then gave up? Did you feel like a failure? Did you go back and try it again or did you just stop entirely?
This year at our school for students in Grades 4, 5 and 6, we are looking at the idea of grit. What is grit? There are many aspects to grit that we are going to look at this year but the main point is to stick to something even though it's really hard to do. For example, the other day during Phys. Ed. class, we were trying to throw and catch a football. There were a couple of students that said they couldn't catch at all. Although they wanted to give up, I made them continue to try catching the ball until they actually did. You should have seen their faces light up when they caught that football. You know who you are.
I know it's frustrating to keep trying at something when all you experience is failure. With practice and perseverance however, you should start to get better at something. Look at professional athletes such as hockey players. How do you think they got to be that good? It didn't just happen overnight. They practiced and practiced and despite probably failing many times, continued to practice.
At our school this year, we are trying to teach our kids that failure is not necessarily a bad thing. Instead of seeing it as something bad, we should grit our teeth and try it again.
Describe a time in your life where you showed grit and didn't give up.
~The Big HAM
I always fail at something. The one thing I always fail at is hockey I suck at it. Well I am good at hockey but not good at skating. I am horrible at skating I always try but I suck at it. My dad kept forcing me but I gave up eventually.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to go skydiving but I think I will fail.
I think I will rip my parachute.
-BRONO
When I was playing a videogame I was stuck on a really hard level.I tried about 20 times ( I think). But I never gave up.My brother already did the level on his profile, and I asked him how to do it. He said he didn't remember how, so I just tried myself again.Then I finally did it! I was so happy. Then I just continued on to the next level.
ReplyDeleteNow I know to never give up and keep on trying. Sometimes I thought it was bad to fail, but sometimes it's not.If you have anything in your way, just try to fix it.
~waspy
I try my grampa's shotgun. When I shot it hurts my shoulder. It still hurts a lot but I am now ok.
ReplyDeleteI also tried my Dad's Xbox 36O. It is fun playing SKYRIM. It is hard but I like chilling. It is fun.
~ cookieapple
I had a time when I showed grit and didn't quit. I was learning to shoot a bow it was so hard. It took 20 tries but I hit the target:D.I still barely hit the target. Even though I didn't quit doesn't mean you should quit.
ReplyDelete-waixerwharf360
When I was small I was scared of thunder. I always hide under my covers. Now, it doesn't scare me any longer.
ReplyDelete~cat
I once rode a bike for a couple of seconds and I tried again.
ReplyDelete~cookieman
Once I just about gave up playing Skylanders Spyros adventure because I thought It was impossible. But I beat it.
ReplyDeleteI could never get the guts to do a backflip because I Know I could break my collarbone. But I keep trying.
~monkeyman
I had a time when I showed grit because I was too scared to jump off the big pole. I am scared of swimming. I did not want to but now I am doing it so I should try to do that stuff.
ReplyDeleteSo that is what I afraid of and I am afraid of breaking my crib in my mouth so I should be more careful.
~candyapple
I'm not that good at swimming so I went to swimming lessons. I did good but when I went to Kamloops and we went swimming in a lake but I was too scared to go swimming to the end. I almost drowned but I am still alive.
ReplyDelete~Roblox master
I love to play baseball but sometimes the ball falls out of my hand and my friends laugh at me and tease me. Then I take the ball and throw it hard and my friends say,how did you do that? And after, one boy threw the ball back to me. Then my friends saw that I was good at baseball and said come play together.
ReplyDeleteI scared to play football because I am scared that someone push me and hurts me in my face. I am scared of the ball and hide my head down. When I go home I say to my mom that I don`t want to play anymore football.
¬black cat
There was a time when I was playing Saint's Row. I was stuck on a level where I had to kill a sniper that was too high and I had to go backwards. I tried 52 times until I finally got angry and started randomly shooting and ended up killing him. The funny thing was I got an achievement for a head shot.
ReplyDelete~thebigboytnt
I show grit wen I never gave up on a video game. It's called Motorcyle Racing and was the 19th level. That was super hard. I accidentally killed a cueveleyen. Then I went into the forest and hit a bear and then ran and got knockt out forever. I tried 19 times until I passed.
ReplyDelete~squiggleface123
I like to play baseball and one time somebody said did you know how to play baseball and i said no so he teach me how to play. Somebody threw me the ball and I hit the ball but it wasn't a good hit. I tried again and I couldn't. I didn't give up and I tried again. Somebody just threw the ball and I hit it. It went into the tree at the park.
ReplyDelete~Barbie
There was this time when I tried to ride my bike without my traning wells.It was really hard i tried tried and tried i whated to give up.My Dad told me never to give up. After 15 times of trying, I finally was able to balance. I felt happy and was glad I didn't give up.
ReplyDelete~smartcookie
The first time I rode a 2 wheel bike and I failed
ReplyDeleteabout 4 times.Then my dad said suck it up and ride.
I got up back on the bike and I fell 1 time. And now I can ride a 2 wheel bike.I loved riding my bike.
I thought I could not ride a 2 wheel bike.
~bobby
A few times I have lost in this army game on my computer I gave up because I keep trying to beat level 3. There were too many army people. But then I finale beat it and I learned grit I just did grit.
ReplyDeleteI failed other games and I finished it. I tried mostly 5 or 7 times over again.
~candyman
I like xbox 360. Its cool you can play games I have cool games. I love xbox but I do not know how to unlock secret levels its hard in a game I have to try but I do not give up. I will keep on playing until I unlock the secrets.
ReplyDelete~xboxlivemaster
I enjoyed reading your comments. I especially liked the ones about learning to ride a bike - that usually takes a long time to learn!
ReplyDeleteI had to have grit this summer when I was taking a Math course. It was really difficult for me (I'm smarter in other areas). Many times I felt like giving up. In fact one day I sat and stared at my books and tried not to cry, I was so confused and frustrated. But I finally took a deep breath, got a drink of water, and told myself that I could try again. I asked a friend to help me figure it out, but they weren't able to help me much. I really wanted to quit the course at this point! Finally, I tried again to figure out the math, and eventually I learned what I needed to know.
Math is really hard for me, but I've learned that if I work hard at it and don't give up when it's difficult, then I can get through the hard parts.
I have a pet and l bot them like a cupel days ago we bot six fish tow of them were orange and the other three are red and selver and the other one is blacke. After a few days latter the tow orange fish kilde all of them now we only have one.
ReplyDeletewe bidint give it a name we dont no a name for the fish. I bont now why we dot a fish.I want a cat.
cat
- cat