This may be a bit off topic, but I can't get anyone to join a book group about it on goodreads. A neighboring school district centered their PD on the book 'Growth Mindset.' I read it and feel like it might help us learn how to develop better learning habits with students. I'm currently reading this book, 'Learned Optimism,' in hope not only of managing my own stress better but hopefully being able to help students break the trap of learned helplessness, apathy, and self-fulfilling prophecy. My discussion question is- what do YOU do in your schools or classrooms about the "affective domain?" How do you find ways to motivate students to WANT to learn? Has anyone read any of these books?

Maybe I gravitated toward this because I'm feeling overwhelmed by our class, but I'm interested in everyone's reaction to it. I have students with no internet at home and one who's broke 2 school chromebooks and can't afford to pay for them so is now being denied access to loaners. How can he pass my class if the majority of what we do is on Google Classroom? What's the perfect balance. What makes it a truly "blended" classroom? Thoughts? Opinions?