Growth Mindset
The belief that your qualities, brains, traits and talents can be developed with effort
With a growth mindset, we go further
It is an optimist view that we can get there
In Comparison, what is a fixed mindset?
The belief that your basic qualities, brains, traits and talents are set in stone, irrespective of effeort
You are who you are.
We DO NOT talk about Theory X and Theory Y in these lectures
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Sees effort as necessary
Learns from criticism
Persists against obstacles
Inspired by others success
Embraces challenges
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Sees effort as fruitless
Ignores useful criticism
Gives up easily
Threatened by others
Avoids challenges
Carol Dweck
"Nobody has a growth mindset in everything all the time"
Carol Dweck TED Talk
The Power of "YET"
Students getting the Grade "not yet"
"Are we raising kids who are obsessed with getting A's? Are we raising kids who don't know how to dream big dreams?"
Praise wisely, praise the process, effort strategies, improvement