Imperfectly perfect

What is a healthy pursuit of excellence?

• Don't feel inspired and motivated at all times

• Feel inspired and motivated to do better even when falling short of goals

• Feel inspired and motivated when doing well

What is unhealthy pursuit of perfection?

• Relentless striving for excessively high standards that are unrealistically demanding

• Striving for high personal standards and conscientiousness, related to positive self-esteem

• Not judging one's self-worth based on external expectations

What does perfectionism might look like in your pupils?

• Able to make decisions and prioritize tasks

• Chronic procrastination to avoid difficult tasks

• Being encouraging towards others

How can I prepare to support my students?

• Being aware of my own emotions as how I respond

• Keeping a look-out for negative things about my student

• Not being sensitive to the feelings and responses of the student

How can I guide my students to calibrate expectations?

• Respond

  Reconnect

  Recall

• Recall

  Respond

  Replace

• Recall

  Rationalise

  Replace

  Reconnect