{"id":502,"date":"2022-07-12T22:38:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T22:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=502"},"modified":"2023-10-05T20:40:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:40:56","slug":"optimism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/palette-of-virtues-in-practice\/optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/files\/2022\/05\/Frame-21-1-1024x692.png\" alt=\"Light blue blob with the word optimism in the center of it.\" class=\"wp-image-5042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/05\/Frame-21-1-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/05\/Frame-21-1-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/05\/Frame-21-1-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/05\/Frame-21-1-1536x1039.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/05\/Frame-21-1.png 1927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Optimism: <\/strong>Hopefulness and confidence about the future or a successful outcome; expecting the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The quality of being optimistic sets children up for more resilient and enjoyable experiences in and out of the classroom. Belief that one can learn and grow is an important part in the learning process. If a child is optimistic when facing hard lessons, like conditionals in ScratchJr, or technology bugs, like an upside down motor on KIBO, they are more likely to persevere and grow from the challenge rather than give up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Click the images below to see <strong>Optimism<\/strong> in practice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/coding-as-a-palette-of-virtues\/palette-of-virtues-in-practice\/optimism\/optimism-scratchjr-examples\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2-1024x281.png\" alt=\"Scratch Jr logo.\" class=\"wp-image-3734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2-1024x281.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2-768x211.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2.png 1337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Optimism with <strong>ScratchJr<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/coding-as-a-palette-of-virtues\/palette-of-virtues-in-practice\/optimism\/optimism-kibo-examples\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/03\/KIBO.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-688\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Optimism with <strong>KIBO<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Optimism: Hopefulness and confidence about the future or a successful outcome; expecting the best. The quality of being optimistic sets children up for more resilient and enjoyable experiences in and out of the classroom. Belief that one can learn and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140573,"featured_media":0,"parent":485,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-502","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140573"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9630,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/502\/revisions\/9630"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}