The Persistence Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. Using a process to address challenges before they become major setbacks
  2. 4. Circumstances that can interfere with attendance or achievement
  3. 8. Managing one’s effort, emotions, attention, and behavior
  4. 13. A difficulty that interrupts progress without necessarily ending it
  5. 14. The ability to adjust when circumstances or strategies change
  6. 15. Continuing toward a goal despite difficulty or delay
  7. 16. Feeling accepted, connected, and valued in a learning community
  8. 17. A meaningful “why” for beginning and continuing
  9. 18. Productive patterns of thinking used when answers are not immediately apparent
  10. 20. Evidence that effort is leading to improvement
Down
  1. 1. Thinking about an experience to recognize growth and make adjustments
  2. 2. A person’s beliefs about ability, learning, and growth
  3. 5. Encouragement or assistance that helps someone continue
  4. 6. A learner’s ability to make choices and act on their own behalf
  5. 7. The ability to recover and re-engage after a setback
  6. 9. The reason or energy that moves a learner to act
  7. 10. A learner’s belief that they can succeed or figure things out
  8. 11. Specific results learners work toward
  9. 12. Trust in one’s own abilities
  10. 19. A purposeful method used to overcome a challenge