1. Academic Success II Mr. Strodtman 5 th Grade Guidance

2. Academic Self-Concept The 1st Big Idea: Your beliefs about your own intelligence are the most important influence on how successful you are in school. Specifically, the Fixed Mindset says that you are just stuck with whatever skills you have and stuck without the ones you don’t. The Growth Mindset says no matter how smart you are right now, you can always become a great deal smarter, and that happens by…

3. Academic Self-Concept The 2 nd Big Idea: Your brain is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it gets.

4. Your brain is like a muscle

5. Hint: Big Idea #1

6. Brainteaser challenge!