Growth Mindset Concepts and Applications

What is a fixed mindset?

• Believing you can learn new things every day.

• Believing your brain is like a strong muscle.

• Believing your talents are set and cannot change.

• Believing you can always improve with hard work.

What is a growth mindset?

• Believing you are either good at something or not.

• Believing your abilities can always get better.

• Believing you can't change how smart you are.

• Believing you should give up when things are hard.

What is a good way to think about challenges if you have a growth mindset?

• Run away from them.

• See them as a chance to learn and grow.

• Think you are not smart enough to do them.

• Give up right away.

What should you do when you make a mistake if you have a growth mindset?

• Feel bad about yourself.

• Give up on what you are doing.

• Learn from it and try to do better next time.

• Hide your mistake so no one knows.

What does adding "yet" to your thoughts help you remember?

• That you are not good enough.

• That you are still learning and growing.

• That you should stop trying.

• That you already know everything.

What should you celebrate when you have a growth mindset?

• Only when you win or get a perfect score.

• Only when someone else tells you you did well.

• Your effort and hard work, no matter the outcome.

• When you avoid difficult tasks.

How should you react when someone gives you feedback?

• Get angry and ignore them.

• Think they are trying to make you feel bad.

• Welcome it as a gift to help you improve.

• Tell them you don't need their help.

What is your brain like when you use a growth mindset?

• It is like a locked box.

• It is like a muscle that gets stronger.

• It is like a fixed talent.

• It is like something that cannot change.