![]() When I first sat down to write about The Most Magnificent Thing, it took me right back to my post-college days. ![]() This is the kind of persistence we're trying to instill in students. When she doesn't succeed the first time, she continues to struggle and work the problem from different (sometimes fuzzy) angles. If you've ever had trouble bringing a wonderful idea from your head out into the world, you'll probably relate to this book immediately.īasically, this girl would be an awesome student. And then everything goes wrong, and she scraps the thing she was building. She gets all the items she needs and gets to work. The Most Magnificent Thing is a story about a little girl who has an amazing idea. Then we had a staff meeting here at Morningside Center where we discussed growth mindset and persistence, and I remembered that I wanted the book. Maybe I just wasn't good at it anymore.Ī few weeks ago a friend told me about this children's book (for grades preK-2), The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires, and I made a note to get a copy. After a while, I convinced myself that I had forgotten how to paint. When I tried to get back into it I discarded canvas after canvas, thinking the next project would surely be easier. But I didn't keep it up after I graduated. When I was in college, I practically lived in the painting studio. ![]()
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