PPP: E2 - What Do You Believe about Your Students?

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What do you believe about your students?

Themes discussed in this episode:

• beliefs shape every lesson.
• most of us carry assumptions that we don't even realize.
• most of our beliefs about our students are inherited.
• a purposeful teacher adopts belief intentionally.

Reflection Questions

1. What assumptions about students tend to guide your teaching most frequently?

2. Which students challenge those assumptions—and how do you respond?

3. How might surfacing one belief lead to a small change in your studio practice this week?

In our next episode, we will discuss the inner life of the teacher and how who we are and how we care for ourselves directly influences our students and how they learn. Look for this episode in February 2026!

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