My Mindset Profile

I believe in a growth mindset

I believe...

• Anyone can develop or acquire talents or intelligence at any time in life.
• With hard work, grit and persistence, we can develop our knowledge and attain new skills.
• A fixed mindset is very limiting and can be used as an excuse or a crutch for not trying or putting in effort.

My Upbringing

What has shaped my mindset:

• My parents always instilled in my brothers and me that you "can do anything if you put your mind to it."
• They enrolled us in many different kinds of activities and sports. They encouraged us to try and learn new things

What has shaped my mindset:

• My teachers and my parents taught me to learn and grow from the process and not just focus on the out come.
• From an early age, we were taught that it's OK to fail.
• Success = hard work and commitmnet

Mindset

What I learned about the FIXED mindset:

• Believing that your qualities 'are what they are' creates an urgency to prove yourself in the classroom, in relationships and in your career.
• If your traits, like your intelligence, athleticism, humor, etc., are fixed, then you better prove that you were dealt a 'good hand'.
• Fixed mindset people choose success before growth

What I learned about the GROWTH mindset:

• The mindset that believes qualities and skills can be developed creates a passion for learning.
• This mindset allows people to thrive during difficult times.
• This mindset feels that a person's true potential cannot be known because you cannot foresee what can be done with years of training and hardwork

SOOOO....

Yes, it's become stronger!

• The class material has confirmed and enhanced my strong belief in a growth mindset.
• I feel that I can use my strong belief that anyone can succeed to encourage my students.

Growth mindset in the classroom

Failure

• Praise BOTH failure and success
• Help students learn from failure by helping them identify what they can do next time to improve.

Process

• Encourage students to focus on the process of learning and not the outcome (their grade).
• Reward students for small successes during the learning process.

Praise hardwork

• When students accomplish a task or reach a goal, praise them on their hard work and grit, not their on intelligence.

Be mindful!

• Be aware and mindful that your students will come from different backgrounds and different households.
• Some will be raised by parents with growth mindsets while others will be raised with parents who have fixed mindsets.

Students who come from a fixed mindset family

• Will need to become open and accepting of failure.
• Learn that they can learn from a process.
• Learn that they can do ANYTHING they put their mind to.
• Focus on what they can do with hard work rather than what they know.