Mr. McNamara Ms. Talento Mr. Romanelli. Are people born SMART….?
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Grade Level Assemblies2014-15
Mr. McNamaraMs. Talento
Mr. Romanelli
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Do you have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset?
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Are people born SMART….?
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Is intelligence fixed from birth?
Do we have ‘built-in’ talents as a baby?
Or… do talents, abilities and intelligence itself grow from experience??
What we’ll be looking at
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At birth, we can’t WALK or TALK
These abilities don’t pop up overnight….
….. they DEVELOP as we LEARN!!
Importance of development
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Good at math?
Good at acting?
Good at science?
Good at music?
So, are we born…
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Was Einstein born a genius?
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Was Michael Jordan bornslam dunking?
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Was Justin born a ROCK STAR?
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Fixed mindsetBelieves:Intelligence is CARVED
IN STONE
Scores on a test MEASURE POTENTIAL
Intelligent people shouldn’t have to WORK HARD
Failure reflects a LACK of INTELLIGENCE
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Growth mindset
Believes:Intelligence is
MALLEABLE and can be acquired
Learning requires HARD WORK and EFFORT
ALL individuals CAN LEARN and improve
We CANNOT MEASURE a person’s POTENTIAL
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Learning helps our brain’s neurons GROW. The more we learn, the more connections
they make.
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Different ways people view failure
Some people view it as alearning opportunity. They
value learning.
While others view it asconfirmation that they are not
smart.
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Response to failureSOME PEOPLE…
BLAME themselves,
Feel DEPRESSED and
GIVE UP trying
OTHERS…
Don’t think that they are failing, so BLAME NO ONE
KEEP GOING and
Remain HOPEFUL that they will get there
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Helpless responseUnmotivatedBlame someone elseLack of perseveranceDecreased enjoymentDepressedAnxiousResponsible for the setbackDisengaged and avoid getting involved with
studying
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Mastery responseView setback as a challengeTry harderLook for other ways to do thingsFactor in many different pointsEngage with the problem?
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because they are hard?
to avoid failing?
Do you avoid or give up on certain tasks…
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think about what you can learn
Next time you get feedback or marks that you didn’t
want…
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What do you believe about effort?
Do you believe that with hard work and effort you can help you to improve?
or Do you believe that putting effort in only
shows that you were not good at it in the first place?
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Do you think of this as someone with extraordinary abilities who achieved things
with little effort?
Think about your hero…
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Find out the tremendous effort that went into their accomplishments
and admire them even more.
Now go and find out the truth!
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Mindset tipsTry out new strategiesFind learning information in failureRemember marks do not show your
potential - they only show how you are doing right NOW.
If you are having difficulties finding new strategies or learning information ask someone who could help you.
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2 Mindsets recap:Fixed mindset
Belief that ability is fixed
People are born smart/sporty etc
Depressed after failure
Put in less effortDon’t try new
strategies
Growth mindset
Belief that people can grow and develop
See failure/setback as a learning opportunity
Put in effort and persist
Try alternative routes to success
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We know you can do it…..This is going to be a great year and we know that all of you have what it takes to GROW as learners.