[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "But most educators would probably agree that out of all of the professions, they feel that their voices have the least amount of power; are the ones least heard of any profession when voicing desires, needs, innovative ideas."}, {"text_idx": "#000003", "text": "The purpose of this blog was to define teacher agency and how teachers may increase their agency by changing to a growth versus a fixed mindset."}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "Teachers with a fixed mindset as opposed to a growth mindset develop learned helplessness.Teachers can make choices for small changes that will lead to a growth mindset.Teachers can employ strategies to understand who they are as educators and how they can exhibit that persona."}, {"text_idx": "#000005", "text": "While I would generally agree that some changes are in the teacher\u2019s control, I\u2019m not entirely certain I agree with the opening quote of the blog, which indicates that \u201cIn reality, teachers have a great deal of autonomy in the work they chose to do in their classrooms (Harrison, 2013).\u201d That may be true in some schools, but it is definitely not true in all of them. It is also quite likely that in five years, the situation has changed even for those schools for which it may have been true."}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!"}]