1. A PRESENTATION FOR STUDENTS
STUDENT MINDSET
A PRESENTATION FOR STUDENTS

2. WHAT IS MINDSET? There are two types of Mindset: Growth Fixed
* It is how you see your learning potential
There are two types of Mindset:
Growth
Fixed

3. Do you know which Mindset you have?
Let’s see- complete this questionnaire and find out!
Do you agree or disagree with the following?
Your intelligence is something very basic about you that you can’t change very much.
You can learn new things, but you can’t really change how intelligent you are.
No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always change it quite a bit.
You can always substantially chance how intelligent you are.

4. If you agree with questions 1 and 2, you have a more fixed mindset
If you agree with questions 3 and 4, you have more of a growth mindset
BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?????

5. Someone with a FIXED Mindset:
Avoids challenges
Gets defensive
Gives up easily
Sees effort as worthless (why should I try?)
Ignores useful feedback
Feels threatened by the success of others
Believes that intelligence is fixed and cannot be changed no matter how hard they try
Wants to LOOK smart without effort

6. Someone with a GROWTH Mindset:
Embraces challenges
Doesn’t give up when things get hard
Sees effort as what it takes to succeed
Learns from criticism
Learns lessons and becomes inspired by the success of others
Believes that intelligence can be developed
Wants to LEARN with effort

7. How do I help myself have a GROWTH Mindset?
Don’t give up- keep trying! Learning takes time!!!
One failure doesn’t mean total failure!
You don’t have to be better than anyone but yourself yesterday
When you hit a roadblock- ask yourself these questions:
What do I already know?
What do I need to know?
Who could help me?
What resources do I have available to me?

8. Creating a growth Mindset is up to you
Creating a growth Mindset is up to you! Don’t give up, keep working, learning takes time--- but it is worth it!