Vocabulary
Definition: A statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample.
What is this word?
What is an outlier?
Who is the author of Marita's Bargain?
Who is Malcolm Gladwell?
What is the name of the student that is discussed in the text?
Who is Jonathan?
To gather up.
What was the national average for graduation percentage for the 2016-2017 school year?
What is 84.6%
Definition: Contrary to what one expects.
What is this word?
What is counterintuitive?
What does KIPP stand for?
What is knowledge is power program?
Define fixed mindset.
What is: basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits.
To strengthen.
What is reinforce.
How many students dropout of high school each year?
What is : 1.2 million
7000 a day
That’s one every 26 seconds
Define the word engender.
What is "to bring into existence"?
Why did he conduct this study and write this piece?
What is "His focus is to explore the reasons why some people achieve success and others do not"
Define growth mindset.
What is the idea that people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point
Define the word inviolate.
What is: Secure against change or violation.
How much money (on average) do people with high school diplomas make a week?
How much money (on average) do people without high school diplomas make a week?
What is:
With diploma: $554
Without diploma: $396
Possessed at birth.
What is innate?
What are the demographics of KIPP?
What is 50% African American, 50% Hispanic. 75% from single parent homes, and 90% qualify for free lunch?
What should children be praised about and what should children NOT be praised about?
What is children should be praised by receiving compliments about their hard work and effort, NOT by receiving compliments about their talent.
Use the word 'socioeconomic' correctly in a sentence.
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What are Thor's weapons named?
What is Mjolnir and Stormbreaker.
Define the word desultory.
What is lacking a fixed plan?
Name 2 of the results from the study.
What is: 84% at grade level or above, Test Scores equal in math to the best schools in America, 80% attended college, Low-income students actually learn more than high-income students over the course of the school year.
Give a real-life example of a growth mindset perspective and a real-life example of a fixed mindset perspective.
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Use the words 'progress' and 'regress' correctly in the same sentence.
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Mr. Pick has three dogs. Name two of them.
Who is Jax, Shaska, and Bilbo.