True or False
If you fail the first time you should give up. True or false?
FALSE
At recess, you are trying to jumprope, but keep tripping on the rope. How should you approach the problem? Option A) Give up and go play on the swings. Option B) Ask a friend to give you some tips.
Option B
He didn't make his high school basketball team.
Micheal Jordan
You can change your mindset. True or false?
True
You are stuck on the first question on your math work. How would a person with a growth mindset approach this challenge?
A person with a growth mindset would re-read the problem, try it on their own first, and then ask the teacher for help if needed.
What is the "Power of Yet"?
Explain
Everybody is born as smart as they will ever be and you can't get any smarter.
False
I am a natural at basketball. I don't need to practice. Fixed or growth?
Fixed mindset
How would someone with a fixed mindset deal with this situation? My teacher comes up to give me some suggestions about my project.
I don't need any suggestions. I know what I'm doing.
Who wasn't fit for TV?
Oprah Winfrey
Those with a growth mindset believe their skills can increase if they keep trying and don't give up when things get hard.
True
How would someone with a growth mindset overcome this challenge? You are trying to shoot a basket from the 3 point line, but cannot do it.
Keep trying and don't give up! With practice you will get it.
Who didn't speak until he was 4?
Albert Einstein
Knowing how to do things like sing, act, or play an instrument is something you're born with, not something you can learn to do with the right teacher and practice.
False
How would a person with a growth mindset approach this situation? I get stuck on my timetables when I'm doing the 4's every time. I'm getting frustrated and beginning to hate math.
I will keep working at it even though I'm frustrated. I will ask an adult to give me some tips on how they learned multiplication tables. I know that by not giving up my brain will grow!
Who lost his company?
Steve Jobs