Stuck or Flexible?
Stuck or Flexible BEHAVIORS
What does it mean to be stuck and flexible with our brains?
Making Mistakes/Trying vs. Not Trying
Find a new, better thought!
100
Flexible!
100
Someone says they don't have the same interests as you. You ask them, "Ok - what would you like to talk about then?"
Flexible Behavior
100
Trying Hard to deal with changes
Flexible
100
I studied for my test every day but still got some problems wrong.
Making Mistakes
100
"There is just one way to do this"
There's usually more than one way to do something
Just because this isn't the way that I wanted to do this, doesn't mean it's wrong or bad
200
Stuck
200
Listening and waiting for someone to finish their sentence or statement before sharing your feelings
Flexible Behavior
200
Bossing people around or being unkind when things are hard
Stuck
200
It looked like I had to do a lot of writing so I didn’t do it.
Not Trying
200
"It's my job to let people know when they are wrong"
"I need to focus on myself and what's in my control"
"Correcting people is rude"
"I am not the wrong police"
300
Flexible
300
Blurting or interrupting when someone is saying something that is difficult to hear or that you don't agree with
STUCK Behavior
300
Giving up or being stubborn when things are not what you want or expect
Stuck
300
I did a problem but it was too hard so I gave up.
Not Trying
300
"This new thing is going to be really bad"
"This might be uncomfortable but I can handle it"
"Usually situations have good parts AND bad parts"
400
Stuck
400
Shrugging and going with the flow when you don't get picked for the group that you thought you'd be in
Flexible Behavior
400
Trying to stay calm even when things don't go the way you want or when things feel difficult
Flexible
400
I saw that I had a lot of writing to do so I asked for help or to make a plan with an adult.
Trying!!
400
"Other people's ideas are NOT right"
"I may like my ideas better but other people can have good ideas too"
"If I don't like someone else's idea, I can still be polite"
500
Flexible
500
Interrupting the teacher to say "that's not fair" or "this makes no sense at all"
Stuck Behavior
500
Letting people have their way too
Flexible
500
I did the problems. I got a few wrong but I tried my best.
Trying! Making Mistakes
500
"I will never be able to get this right"
"I can always ask for help"
"Let me just focus on the first problem"
"I won't know until I try"