The Voice in Your Head: teacher key

Feeling Good About Yourself, grade 10 edition, written for 10th grade. This book covers what self-esteem is, praise, growth mindset, self-compassion, kind acts, gratitude, sleep and stress, and when to ask a trusted adult.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What did the 12,000-student national study find?
   • A short online lesson raised grades of lower-achieving students (answer)
   • Praise has no effect
   • Sleep raises grades
2. How does self-compassion differ from self-esteem?
   • It lets people accept shortcomings with kindness (answer)
   • It involves comparing yourself to others
   • It means never making mistakes
3. What does praising effort tend to put children in?
   • A fixed mindset
   • A growth mindset (answer)
   • A longitudinal study
4. What did the thank-you letter study of children find?
   • The writers' own well-being did not improve (answer)
   • The writers became more optimistic within a day
   • The readers were unhappier
5. In this passage, what does positive stress mean?
   • Manageable stress you learn to cope with (answer)
   • Harsh words from adults
   • Thinking you must be perfect

Words

• mindset: way of thinking
• narcissism: too much self-love
• longitudinal: over time
• resilience: bouncing back
• optimistic: hopeful