1. Piper High School SAC A Novel Study of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success 10/13/2015

2. How you view yourself can affect how you live your life. Your mindset, the pair of spectacles through which you view your life, can determine how you become who you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value.

3. Defining the Mindsets Chapter 1 Fixed Mindset: Success is about proving you’re smart or talented. Validating yourself. Growth Mindset: Success is about stretching yourself to learn something new. Developing yourself.

4. Identifying Your Mindset: The Results Strong Growth Mindset = 45 – 60 points Growth Mindset with some Fixed ideas = 34 – 44 points Fixed Mindset with some Growth ideas = 21 – 33 points Strong Fixed Mindset = 0 – 20 points Adapted from: http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/motivating- students-with

6. Failure: A Defining Moment Chapter 2- Overview Video Mindsets change the meaning of failure: John McEnroe & Stephen Glass Mindsets change the meaning of effort: Tortoise & Hare and Seabiscuit “You’re not a failure until you start to blame.” – John Wooden