Last month, Great Falls Elementary School had a surprise assembly. Not just any assembly, a YET assembly.

Great Falls has been working on keeping a growth mindset (positive attitude) while learning. This growth mindset idea can also be called The Power of Yet. By putting the word yet at the end of your statement, it changes what you’re saying entirely.

For example, a student could be struggling in math, and instead of saying, “This doesn’t make sense. I don’t get it. I don’t know the answer,” closing the doors of possibility for that to change, the student could say, “This doesn’t make sense YET. I don’t get it YET. I don’t know the answer YET.”

When phrased like that, the student is telling themselves that they might not be there YET, but that they can get there.

Great Falls has been listening to a song titled, “The Power of Yet,” written by C.J. Luckey. Luckey is a musician from Dallas, Texas who creates and performs his own music.

Students were unaware that Luckey was visiting that day until he came out to surprise everyone at the assembly. On his tour, Luckey has been visiting schools to spread the message of The Power of Yet and sing the songs from his CAPS album (Celebrating All Persevering Students).

The students were very surprised by his visit and enjoyed listening to all his songs. The whole school, led by a group of students, danced to “The Power of Yet.” Luckey then visited around the school, taking pictures with classrooms, and answering students’ questions about his inspiration, motivation, and why he started singing in the first place.