Growth Mindset

People with a _______ mindset spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent. They also believe that talent creates success.

• Fixed
• Growth

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is a fixed mindset?

• a belief that one's intelligence is static
• when you've made up your mind about something
• a desire to repair things
• having your mind SET on learning

What is a "growth mindset"?

• the desire to raise crops

• a belief in one's ability to get smarter

• readiness to listen to a lesson

• knowing that you are capable of ANYTHING you set your mind to

If you are faced with a difficult math problem, what would be an example of a Growth Mindset strategy?

• Tear up your paper into a million pieces and throw it away

• Shout out, "I'm never going to get this!"

• Think about other strategies that might work

• Write down the wrong answer, maybe no one will notice.

You forgot to study for you Social Studies test the night before, what would be a Growth Mindset strategy?

• Lay your head down and fall asleep

• Read over your notes before the test and try the best that you can

• Use a hall pass and try to stay out of the room for as long as possible

• Don't even bother to read the questions, you'll get them wrong anyway

You believe that people are 'good' at something because they were born that way, your mindset is...

• Growth
• Fixed

The goal of a Growth Mind Set is to

• look smart

• not have to try

• learn

• not make mistakes

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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 growth mindset
• a student with a fixed mindset

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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.

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

• Fixed
• Growth

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C