Growth Versus Fixed Mindset

Growth Versus Fixed Mindset

Example of Fixed and Growth Mindset

What are the benefits of having a growth mindset?

Sara had trouble understanding the reading assignment. She said to herself "I'm going to take a break and try again in 15 minutes".

Tommy was playing basketball and kept trying to make a shot. He finally said "I give up!"

Katie had an disagreement with a friend and said to herself "Nobody likes me!"

Mia kept falling off her bicycle after removing her training wheels. She took a break and got a snack. Then she tried again to ride her bike.

Tommy did not understand the division problem. He asked for help from his teacher and she gave him some suggestions.

Mariah did not win first place in the poetry contest. She said to her mom "I'll never be the best in poetry!"

Jared did not make the soccer team. He decided to keep practicing and try out again next year.

Julie tried skateboarding for the first time. After she fell once, she decided she was not good and did not want to try again.

Marina made a mistake in her watercolor painting and got so upset she crumpled up her paper and refused to try again.

Katie prepared a speech for the whole school about Veteran's Day. She messed up the beginning of her speech but kept talking and ignored her mistake.

Susan sang the National Anthem at the assembly. She could not reach a high note but sang the best she could.

Laura's friend said she could teach her how to play guitar. When Laura was learning, she was getting the chords mixed up. She decided playing the guitar was just

Brookes was always the first to get tagged. He realized he was kind of a slow runner. He decided to practice running with his dad on the weekend to try and get faster.

Liam kept trying to do an overhand serve in volleyball but was not able to do it. He asked his coach for some tips.

Elinor tried to figure out how to make a volcano erupt but it never did. She finally gave up and threw out the volcano.

Helen was trying to learn how to tie her shoes. She was getting frustrated and asked her older sister for help.

Trish was worried she would make a mistake in the talent show so she didn't even bother to tryout.

Carl did not win first place in the chess tournament so he decided to quit playing chess.

Trinity decided to bake a birthday cake for her sister. The cake did not turn out just like the picture but it was sure yummy - she will keep baking to get better.

The teacher told Colin that he needed to improve his listening behavior. At first, Colin was sad to hear this but then realized he is still learning and

Jayden missed the football pass during the game. He was quite frustrated and said "I'm the worst player on this team!"

Kiera missed 5 questions on her reading test. She said "Well, I'm only human and I will make mistakes. I will try and study more next time."

Dan forgot to take the dog out before he went to school and the dog had an accident on the floor. He apologized to his parents and told himself he will remember next time

At his new school, Jamal did not know anyone. He decided to take the risk and go up to a lunch table. He was very nervous though. He was glad he did this because