{"id":5394,"date":"2022-07-18T22:51:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T22:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=5394"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:17:08","slug":"perseverance-scratchjr-examples","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/palette-of-virtues-in-practice\/perseverance\/perseverance-scratchjr-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Perseverance in Practice – ScratchJr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Example #1:<\/strong> A child tries to program two characters to play tag in ScratchJr but keeps programming one of the characters to take too few steps. Rather than giving up or getting frustrated, he tries using the Grid Tool to measure out steps.<\/td><\/tr>
Example #2:<\/strong> A child tries to draw fine details in the paint editor but keeps missing the small shapes and lines with the paint bucket tool. She presses undo and tries again 4 times before accurately tapping the shapes she was aiming for. <\/td><\/tr>
Example #3:<\/strong> Two children discuss ways to improve the program they built together.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Examples of Children Practicing Perseverance<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Teacher Insights on Practicing Perseverance<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following excerpts were taken from interviews with teachers who were asked to describe instances in which their students practiced <\/span>perseverance<\/span>, as well as times in which the teacher personally practiced perseverance<\/span> while implementing the Coding as Another Language-ScratchJr curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Perseverance, I think I use that word a lot with the kids. If they were getting frustrated with something or they felt like they had completed their project. It was like persevere, and try to add more, or come up with another skill that maybe wasn’t in their project the first time.<\/p>\n\u2014 Christian, First Grade Teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Perseverance is a big word in my classroom. I call it the golden rule of our classroom. It’s nice that perseverance was on [the palette], because I’ve been using perseverance for years. In this sense I’m like, “no, you have to persevere. I can’t fix it for you. You have to fix it yourself. I can guide you, but I can’t do it for you.”<\/p>\n\u2014 Gianna, Kindergarten Teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Watch Perseverance in Practice<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Debugging a Multi-Page Story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A child fixes the ‘Go to Page’ blocks in their program when it doesn’t work as intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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