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KIPP ACADEMY
WHEN KIDS LEARN
SECRET TO RAISING SMART KIDS
VOCAB WORDS
RANDOM TRIVIA
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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
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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
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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
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What time of year do the rich kids most drastically outlearn the poor kids?
During the summer
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Which view of intelligence believes that reading ability is static ?

Fixed Mind Set

200
Possessed at birth
Innate
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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
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In which city were the statistics taken for the charts in "Marita's Bargain"?
Baltimore
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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
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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%
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What was the name of the researcher that did the study demonstrated in the charts on "Marita's Bargain"?
Karl Alexander
500

Our society worships _______, and many people assume that possessing  superior intelligence or ability-along with confidence in that ability-is a recipe for success. 

What is talent?

500
Companion or Associate
Cohort
500

This person wrote The Secret to Raising Smart Kids.

Who is Carol S. Dweck?