KIPP ACADEMY
WHEN KIDS LEARN
SECRET TO RAISING SMART KIDS
VOCAB WORDS
People
100
Where is KIPP Academy located?
South Bronx/ New York
100
Which group of students tested the best at the end of 1st-5th grade according to the charts in "Marit'a Bargain"? Low income, Middle income, or High Income?
High Income
100
Which students typically respond better to failure, those that believe failure comes from a lack of ability or those that think it came from a lack of preparation?
Those that think it came from a lack of preparation
100
To bring into existence
Engender
100

He wrote Marita's Bargain.

Who is Malcolm Gladwell?
200
Which grades are taught at KIPP Academy?
5th-8th
200
What time of year do the rich kids most drastically outlearn the poor kids?
During the summer
200
Which view of intelligence believes that reading ability is static ?
Fixed Growth Mind Set
200
Possessed at birth
Innate
200

This person said "They start school at seven twenty-five" at  the Bronx KIPP Academy.

Who is David Levin?

300
How does KIPP Academy choose which students attend?
Lottery System
300
Which subject was being tested on the charts tracking reading in "Marita's Bargain"?
Reading
300
Which view of intelligence views math skills as being malleable?
Growth Mind Set
300
Understood but not directly stated
Implicit
300

She's an only child who lives in a single-parent home.

Who is Marita?

400
How many School days does the Japanese school year have?
243
400
In which city were the statistics taken for the charts in "Marita's Bargain"?
Baltimore
400
In order to instill growth mind set into children, what is the proper thing to praise in a child? Achievement based on ability or achievement that result from hard work
Achievements that result from hard work
400
Able to be shaped or molded
Malleable
400

The brilliant student, who sailed through grade school.

Who is Jonathan?
500
When a math test was given to high school seniors around the world,and those seniors were asked what percentage of the test was covered in their schooling, what was the average answer given by Americans?
54%
500
What was the name of the researcher that did the study demonstrated in the charts on "Marita's Bargain"?
Karl Alexander
500
Who is the author of "The Secret to Raising Smart Kids"?
Carol S. Dweck
500
Companion or Associate
Cohort
500

This person wrote The Secret to Raising Smart Kids.

Who is Carol S. Dweck?

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