Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset is the belief that effort is more important than fixed or innate intelligence at determining a person's success.
Fixed Mindset is the opposite belief, that innate or fixed intelligence, the intelligence that a person is born with, is more important than effort at determining a person's success.
Current science, the work of Dr. Carol Dweck, is telling us that just by having a growth mindset, people do better. The growth mindset allows them to take risks, learn from their mistakes, and enjoy the process of learning. They are open to feedback, no matter how much they already know. They always want to know more. They accurately see their talents and accomplishments and self-reflect to get better.
People with a fixed mindset, on the other hand, are paralyzed by the fear that they might screw up, that they are really fraud, that they might not be good enough. Therefore, they never try new things they might not be good at. They blame other people or circumstances for their failures instead of learning from them. And they never want to get put into a place where they might not be the best. They tell themselves they are the best or worst already, and that nothing can change that. They don't need to try to learn.
Mr. Palmer and Ms. Ringelspaugh believe in a growth mindset, for both themselves and their students. Ms. Ringelspaugh and Mr. Palmer work hard to get better at teaching American Experience every year, studying, practicing, and engaging in lots of professional development. And, Mr. Palmer and Ms. Ringelspaugh want each of their students to get better, too, no matter what achievement level they are starting from.
Sometimes, we have students in American Experience who say, "I'm horrible at English and Social Studies. I'll never get better. There is no use in trying." To that we say, "Have a growth mindset! You can get better. We'll support you every second of the way. We'll give you lot of feedback to help you get better. We believe that you can do it!"
Sometimes, we have students in American Experience who say, "I'm already really good at Social Studies and English. I don't need to work hard to get better becuase I'm already awesome" And to that, we say, "Have a growth mindset! You can get even better! We'll give you lots of feedback to help push your skills even further than they already are. We believe that you can be even more awesome!"
Want more information about growth mindset? Check out some of these links:
http://www.mindsetworks.com/
http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/article/The-Secret-to-Better-Grades-891266.php
http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/
Fixed Mindset is the opposite belief, that innate or fixed intelligence, the intelligence that a person is born with, is more important than effort at determining a person's success.
Current science, the work of Dr. Carol Dweck, is telling us that just by having a growth mindset, people do better. The growth mindset allows them to take risks, learn from their mistakes, and enjoy the process of learning. They are open to feedback, no matter how much they already know. They always want to know more. They accurately see their talents and accomplishments and self-reflect to get better.
People with a fixed mindset, on the other hand, are paralyzed by the fear that they might screw up, that they are really fraud, that they might not be good enough. Therefore, they never try new things they might not be good at. They blame other people or circumstances for their failures instead of learning from them. And they never want to get put into a place where they might not be the best. They tell themselves they are the best or worst already, and that nothing can change that. They don't need to try to learn.
Mr. Palmer and Ms. Ringelspaugh believe in a growth mindset, for both themselves and their students. Ms. Ringelspaugh and Mr. Palmer work hard to get better at teaching American Experience every year, studying, practicing, and engaging in lots of professional development. And, Mr. Palmer and Ms. Ringelspaugh want each of their students to get better, too, no matter what achievement level they are starting from.
Sometimes, we have students in American Experience who say, "I'm horrible at English and Social Studies. I'll never get better. There is no use in trying." To that we say, "Have a growth mindset! You can get better. We'll support you every second of the way. We'll give you lot of feedback to help you get better. We believe that you can do it!"
Sometimes, we have students in American Experience who say, "I'm already really good at Social Studies and English. I don't need to work hard to get better becuase I'm already awesome" And to that, we say, "Have a growth mindset! You can get even better! We'll give you lots of feedback to help push your skills even further than they already are. We believe that you can be even more awesome!"
Want more information about growth mindset? Check out some of these links:
http://www.mindsetworks.com/
http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/article/The-Secret-to-Better-Grades-891266.php
http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/
