Learning is a process with many small steps and milestones.

We often look at the big achievement at the end and forget about the many little achievements that paved the way to the big goal.

Often, we emphasize the end result and forget to celebrate students' journeys and the many things they need to learn along the way.

By doing so, we miss many opportunities to celebrate effort, change in attitude, or achievement that might look trivial to one student, but is a big step for someone else.

Therefore, celebrating your students' learning journeys is about acknowledging each student's individual steppingstones on their learning journey and personal or academic growth.

Taking such an approach is essential for many reasons. Firstly, education is not about the polished result. Learning is about trying new things, failing, improving, developing different skills and growing personally and academically. Celebrating the journey boosts your students' confidence in their ability to improve themselves. By doing so, you help them develop a growth mindset.

Secondly, celebrating a student’s small achievements provides the motivation to keep learning. When students receive support and encouraging feedback throughout their journeys, they will make more effort and be proud of their accomplishments, big or small. A few words of encouragement can make all the difference and go a long way.

In episode 20 of The Thinking Effect podcast, Lili-Ann and I explore the importance of celebrating the journey and share simple ways to do so in your classroom.

Tune in now to learn how to motivate your students and help them become engaged lifelong learners.

There is also a surprise for you at the end.

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