1. Presented by Carole Vargas

4. Winston Churchill REPEATED a grade during elementary school He was placed in the LOWEST division of the LOWEST class Do you think his parents were worried about his potential?

6. Leo Tolstoy Dropped out of college He was described as both “UNABLE and unwilling to LEARN"

12. Praised for effort (growth) Praised for ability (fixed) goals90% of the group created learning goals 66% of the group created performance goals enjoymentcontinueddecreased persistencecontinueddecreased performanceimproveddeclined lied about scoresone individual40%

18. When faced with failure or challenge…

19. GROWTH Mindset Response:

21. Fixed = 35% effort vs. 65% ability Growth = 65% effort vs. 35% ability

22. Those with a growth mindset see effort as a necessary part of success. They try harder when faced with a setback. Effort = success. They use effort to overcome difficulty. FIXED GROWTH

23. Learning helps our neurons GROW. The brain is a muscle that gets stronger with exercise!

29. Why might our gifted children be especially vulnerable to fixed-mindset thinking?

30. Growth mindset: “When it’s really hard, and I try hard, and I can do something I couldn’t before.” “When I work on something a long time and finally figure it out.”