Growth Mindset

What is a Fixed Mindset?

• A Fixed Mindset is a belief that you are born with the intelligence you will have for the rest of your life.

• A Fixed Mindset is when you have made up your mind about something.

• A Fixed Mindset is a desire to fix things.

• A Fixed Mindset is having your mind set on learning.

What is a Growth Mindset?

• A Growth Mindset is the desire to raise crops.

• A Growth Mindset is a belief in one's ability to get smarter.

• A Growth Mindset is a readiness to listen to a lesson.

• A Growth Mindset is knowing that you are capable of anything you set your mind to.

In a _______ Mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply static traits.

• Fixed

• Growth

In a _______ Mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work with brains and talent as the starting point.

• Fixed

• Growth

This will be challenging, but I will keep at it.

• Fixed Mindset

• Growth Mindset

He is just smarter than I am.

• Fixed Mindset

• Growth Mindset

Which type of student would most likely believe that: "Intelligence is like eye color; you can't change what you were born with"?

• A student with a Fixed Mindset

• A student with a Growth Mindset

I give up.

• Fixed Mindset

• Growth Mindset

Mistakes are good.

• Fixed Mindset

• Growth Mindset

If you give up at the first sign of struggle, you are demonstrating

• a Fixed Mindset for Perseverance.

• a Fixed Mindset for Taking Risks.

• A Growth Mindset for Practicing.

• A Growth Mindset for Perseverance.