What was the main message from last week’s assembly? Failure? Success?

Success is in the Failure…. It’s how we deal with our failures and how we learn from them that is important and can result in success. Remember Walt Disney?

If we fail we should… Work out why we failed. Work hard to learn from our mistakes Work to improve and not make the same mistakes again. Commit and show determination to succeed. Make promises……

Promises that we don’t always keep!

An assembly about marshmallows

Before I begin I would like to give you a small gift - a marshmallow (But don’t eat it now.)

Promises we make to improve… Pay more attention Don’t answer back Add more details to answers Do home learning before playing computer games Complete home learning to a high standard

The Marshmallow Test In 1970, a Stanford University psychologist Walter Mischel and his colleagues conducted an experiment which came to be known as the Marshmallow Test.

Eat one now? Or two later? Watch what happens. Marshmallow Test

So what can we learn from The Marshmallow Test?

SELF CONTROL “Instant gratification” Vs. “Delayed gratification.” Instant gratification is “immediate satisfaction” – e.g. to eat the marshmallow without waiting for the experimenter to return is to seek instant gratification. Delayed gratification is the ability to put off something rather pleasurable now in order to wait for something that is even more rewarding later – e.g. not to eat the one marshmallow now in order to get two marshmallows later.

Those Marshmallow Kids…. Years later those that had waited achieved better academic results, better paid jobs and better health.

Self control pays off….. But how can we improve it? Make up your own rules. Take control. ”If I do achieve my targets..then I can…” “If I complete my home learning as soon as I get home…..then I can….” Think about the then not the now.