A Limited View

The transcript discusses the concept of fixed and growth mindsets, highlighting how these beliefs affect individuals' willingness to take on challenges and learn. It shares a personal story of growing up in an era where intelligence was seen as fixed, with IQ tests used to rank students. The speaker reflects on the anxiety and competition this mindset fostered, contrasting it with the growth mindset, which views abilities as developable through effort. The misinterpretation of IQ tests as measures of fixed intelligence is also explored.

What is a key belief of individuals with a growth mindset?

• Abilities can be developed through effort and learning.

• Everyone can become an Einstein with enough effort.

• Intelligence is fixed and cannot be developed.

• Abilities are inborn and unchangeable.

How did the narrator's 6th grade teacher organize the classroom?

• By height.

• By alphabetical order.

• By IQ score.

• By age.

What was the original intention of the IQ test according to the narrator?

• To rank students in schools.

• To measure fixed intelligence.

• To determine career paths.

• To identify areas for growth and development.

What was the narrator's reaction to a new student joining the class?

• Curiosity about the student's background.

• Excitement for a new friend.

• Indifference to the new student.

• Fear of losing their position.

Why did the narrator avoid participating in the Citywide Spelling Bee?

• They were not allowed by their teacher.

• They had already won a similar competition.

• They feared losing and damaging their reputation.

• They were not interested in spelling.