Mindset:Mindset:

How does your effort How does your effort have anything to do have anything to do

with your with your achievement?achievement?

Born Born SMARTSMART….?….?

Are we born with a level of intelligence?Are we born with a level of intelligence?

Can we change our intelligence level?Can we change our intelligence level?

Do we have ‘built-in’ talents as a baby? Do we have ‘built-in’ talents as a baby?

OrOr… do talents, abilities and … do talents, abilities and intelligence grow from experience?intelligence grow from experience?

Let’s ponder these questions…

At birth, we can’t WALK or TALKAt birth, we can’t WALK or TALK

These abilities don’t pop up These abilities don’t pop up overnight….overnight….

…….. they DEVELOP as we LEARN!!.. they DEVELOP as we LEARN!!

Think about this…

Good at Good at mathmath??

Good at Good at actingacting??

Good at Good at sciencescience??

Good at Good at musicmusic??

So, are we born…So, are we born…

Was Einstein born a Was Einstein born a geniusgenius??

Was Michael Jordan bornWas Michael Jordan bornslam dunkingslam dunking??

Was Justin born a Was Justin born a POPSTARPOPSTAR??

Ratty intellect…what we Ratty intellect…what we can learn from animalscan learn from animals

BORINGBORING

Nothing to do in Nothing to do in the cage but eat the cage but eat

and sleepand sleep

– No stimulationNo stimulation

EXCITINGEXCITING

Cage had Cage had opportunities for opportunities for rats to play and rats to play and

interactinteract

– Lots of Lots of stimulationstimulation

Lab rats were placed in 2 different Lab rats were placed in 2 different environments:environments:

After a while, the After a while, the stimulated rats stimulated rats were found to be were found to be smarter than the smarter than the boring rats.boring rats.

Their brains were Their brains were even HEAVIER than even HEAVIER than the boring rats.the boring rats.

Rat results

What do you think?What do you think?

Are our abilitiesAre our abilities

determined from determined from

birth?birth?

Two “mindsets” about Two “mindsets” about intelligenceintelligence

#1. The “#1. The “Fixed” Fixed” mindsetmindset

Believes:Believes:

Intelligence is CARVED Intelligence is CARVED IN STONEIN STONE

Intelligent people Intelligent people shouldn’t have to shouldn’t have to WORK HARDWORK HARD

If you fail it is because If you fail it is because you are not smartyou are not smart

#2. The “Growth” #2. The “Growth” mindsetmindset

Believes:Believes:

Intelligence levels can Intelligence levels can be changedbe changed

Learning requiresLearning requires HARD HARD WORKWORK andand EFFORTEFFORT

Everybody CAN LEARN Everybody CAN LEARN and improveand improve

Which mindset do you Which mindset do you have?have?

Fixed MindsetFixed Mindset

I sure wish I I sure wish I was smarter.was smarter.

Fixed MindsetFixed Mindset

I sure wish I I sure wish I was smarter.was smarter.

Growth MindsetGrowth Mindset

I know if I just I know if I just try hard and try hard and work on this work on this longer and longer and

maybe ask for maybe ask for help, Ihelp, I’’ll get it.ll get it.

Let’s check out

It is made up of It is made up of 100 Billion Neurons100 Billion Neurons

Has different areas Has different areas called called LobesLobes

Facts about the brain…

FrontalLobe

Parietal Lobe

TemporalLobe

OccipitalLobe

Emotion Emotion ReasoningReasoning SpeechSpeech Motion Motion PlanningPlanning Problem solvingProblem solving

The The FrontalFrontal lobe is lobe is used for:used for:

TouchTouch PressurePressure TemperatureTemperature PainPain

The The Parietal Parietal lobe is lobe is used in:used in:

HearingHearing

&& MemoryMemory

The The Temporal Temporal lobe is lobe is used for:used for:

VisionVision

to process what we to process what we seesee

The The Occipital Occipital lobe is lobe is used for:used for:

The different parts of the brain let usThe different parts of the brain let us

dodo things things

thinkthink things things

rememberremember things. things.

Every part of the brain is Every part of the brain is important.important.

The more we use a The more we use a part of our body, the part of our body, the more that part of our more that part of our brain grows.brain grows.

Brain space…

When people play When people play music, the auditory or music, the auditory or sound center is sound center is BIGGER than normal. BIGGER than normal.

The “sound” area of The “sound” area of their brain grew their brain grew because they because they practiced their music.practiced their music.

Sound center

All of the areas of the brain are made of cells All of the areas of the brain are made of cells called called NEURONSNEURONS

They carry information all around the brain.They carry information all around the brain.

NeuronsNeurons

Neurons pass information through Neurons pass information through CONNECTIONS with other neurons at CONNECTIONS with other neurons at

places called places called SYNAPSES.SYNAPSES.

When we learn, our neurons GROW.When we learn, our neurons GROW.

The more we learn, the more connections The more we learn, the more connections they make.they make.

Famous people and Famous people and how others thought how others thought of them.of them.

""he lacked imagination and had no he lacked imagination and had no good ideasgood ideas””

Walt DisneyWalt Disney was fired by a was fired by a newspaper editor because…newspaper editor because…

In school In school Robin WilliamsRobin Williams was was voted… voted…

‘‘‘‘least likely to succeed.least likely to succeed. ’’’’

Einstein…Einstein…

DidnDidn’’t talk until t talk until he was 3he was 3

DidnDidn’’t impress t impress his teachershis teachers

And his teachers And his teachers thought he was thought he was lazy, sloppy, and lazy, sloppy, and uncooperativeuncooperative

Different ways people Different ways people view failureview failure

Some people view it as aSome people view it as alearning opportunity.learning opportunity. They They

valuevalue learning. learning.

Others view it asOthers view it asjust another time that shows they just another time that shows they

are are not smart.not smart.

Response to failureResponse to failure

SOME PEOPLE…SOME PEOPLE…

BLAME BLAME themselves,themselves,

Feel Feel DEPRESSEDDEPRESSED and and

GIVE UPGIVE UP trying trying

OTHERS…OTHERS…

Don’t think that they Don’t think that they are failing, so are failing, so BLAME BLAME NO ONE NO ONE

KEEP GOING KEEP GOING andand

RemainRemain HOPEFUL HOPEFUL that that they will get therethey will get there

““Fixed” mindsetFixed” mindset

UnmotivatedUnmotivated

Lack of Lack of perseveranceperseverance

DepressedDepressed

Responsible for the Responsible for the setbacksetback

Avoid getting Avoid getting involved with involved with studyingstudying

““Growth” mindsetGrowth” mindset

View setback as a View setback as a challengechallenge

Try harderTry harder

Look for other ways Look for other ways to do thingsto do things

Which are you most of Which are you most of the time?the time?

People usually display one or the other People usually display one or the other response. response.

because they are hard?because they are hard?

to avoid failing?to avoid failing?

Do you avoid or give up on Do you avoid or give up on certain tasks…certain tasks…

think about what you can learnthink about what you can learn

Next time you get feedback Next time you get feedback or marks that you didnor marks that you didn’’t t

want…want…

What do you believe What do you believe about effort?about effort?

Do you believe that with hard Do you believe that with hard work and effort you can improve?work and effort you can improve?

Mindset tipsMindset tips Remember grades do not show Remember grades do not show

your potential. They only show your potential. They only show how you are doing right NOW.how you are doing right NOW.

If you are having difficulties using If you are having difficulties using new strategies or learning new strategies or learning information, ask for help.information, ask for help.

To recap—Students with To recap—Students with a:a:

Fixed mindsetFixed mindset

Believe that ability Believe that ability is fixed is fixed

Believe people are Believe people are born smart/sporty born smart/sporty etc.etc.

Become depressed Become depressed after failureafter failure

Put in less effortPut in less effort Don’t try new Don’t try new

strategiesstrategies

Growth mindsetGrowth mindset

Believe that people Believe that people can grow and developcan grow and develop

See failure/setback as See failure/setback as a learning opportunitya learning opportunity

Put in effort and Put in effort and persistpersist

Try alternative routes Try alternative routes to successto success

Picture the brain forming new Picture the brain forming new connections as you meet the connections as you meet the

challenge and learn. challenge and learn.

Keep on going…Keep on going…

What did you learn from What did you learn from this experience?this experience?

People are born with a love of People are born with a love of learning.learning.

A A fixedfixed mindset can undo this. mindset can undo this.

Mindset tipsMindset tips

Imagine the brain making new connections Imagine the brain making new connections each time you learn somethingeach time you learn something

Concentrate on believing that you canConcentrate on believing that you can

When you meet challenges or problems, ask When you meet challenges or problems, ask yourself yourself ““what can I learn from this?what can I learn from this?””

FixedFixed mindset mindset

Even though they could learn they Even though they could learn they GIVE UPGIVE UP

They feel DEPRESSED and ANXIOUSThey feel DEPRESSED and ANXIOUS

DonDon’’t persevere or put effort int persevere or put effort in

GrowthGrowth mindset mindset Failure is an Failure is an opportunity to learnopportunity to learn and to and to

try out try out new strategiesnew strategies

Failure is a chance to look for learning Failure is a chance to look for learning information and to information and to improve improve performanceperformance

Marks or grades Marks or grades do notdo not measure a measure a personperson’’s potentials potential

DonDon’’t see setback as a failuret see setback as a failure

YOUYOU

and only you,and only you,

can chose your can chose your mindset.mindset.

Choose wisely!Choose wisely!

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