MINDSET By Carol Dweck

FIXED MINDSET My ability is limited Resistance to change GROWTH MINDSET I can be what I want to be I like to learn, grow, stretch

Binet, of France, invented IQ NOT TO SUMMARIZE CHILDREN’S UNCHANGED INTELLIGENCE But to identify children who were not benefiting from Paris schools so new programs could be designed to get them back on track, not to establish ability level

Mental Toughness FIXED MINDSET Do not believe in effort I can’t do this Growth mindset Can develop ** Passion for stretching, sticking to it even (especially) when it’s not going well

MINDSET Think about where you’d like to go And your mindset will take you there

STRETCH TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW GROWTH MINDSET PRODUCES PERSEVERANCE AND RESILIENCE

CA Governor Jerry Brown Exceptional people seem to have a talent for converting life’s setbacks into future success California Governor: Growth mindset From Governor MoonBeam to turning state deficit to surplus, increase minimum wage, green energy

MICHAEL JORDAN, Basketball hero Cut from HS Varsity basketball team Not recruited for college he wanted Not drafted for the 1 st NBA teams who could have drafted him Jordan’s mother: “I told him to go back and discipline himself” Worked on his weaknesses, practiced shots

What do you want for yourself? Can we embrace change in national Common Core? Want for your students? Students don’t have the long view of life; we do It’s our job to help them on that path

MINDSET Do our students believe in themselves? Are we centered and confident we can take the next step?