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.

.
.
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heyknow t
heycandowel
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.

.
.
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gi
veupeasi
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or
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fyour
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.
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me.
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ur
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om ext
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.
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ooksbad.Usual
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xedMi
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yt
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lt
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Gr
owt
h Mi
ndset

I
nt
el
l
i
gencecan bedevel
oped
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oadesi
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ear
n
andt
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ef
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eat
endencyt
o.
.
.
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dt
heGr
owt
hMi
ndsetbel
i
evet
hati
nt
el
l
i
gencecanbedevel
oped,
t
hatt
hebr
ai
ni
sl
i
keamuscl
et
hatcanbet
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ai
ned.
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sl
eadst
ot
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et
oi
mpr
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.
.
.
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acechal
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enges
Andhow doyoui
mpr
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r
st
,youembr
acechal
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know t
hatyou
l
lcomeoutst
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ongeront
heot
hersi
de.

.
.
.
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aceofset
backs
Si
mi
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ar
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scour
ageyou.Your
sel
f
i
magei
snott
i
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ookt
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her
s;
f
ai
l
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ei
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ear
n,andsowhat
everhappensyouwi
n.

.
.
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.
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om cr
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at
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at
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.
.
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s
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or
mat
i
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vi
dual
s,successi
snotseenasazer
osum game.

Al
lt
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vest
hem agr
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t
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agest
hem t
okeepl
ear
ni
ngandi
mpr
ovi
ng.Ofcour
se,mostpeopl
edonothavea
100% Fi
xedmi
ndsetora100% Gr
owt
hmi
ndset
;mostofushavesomeofbot
h.
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st
hati
ti
spossi
bl
et
ochangeyourwor
l
dvi
ew f
r
om af
i
xedmi
ndsett
oa
gr
owt
hmi
dset
.AndCar
olDweck
sr
esear
chi
ndi
cat
est
hatbot
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dr
enandadul
t
s
canbet
aughtt
ochanget
hei
rmi
ndset
!

GrowYourMindset
FromCarolDwecksbook, MindSet:TheNewPsychologyofSuccess,pages205206
Every word and action from parent to child sends a message. Tomorrow, listen to
whatyousaytoyourkidsandtuneintothemessagesyou'resending.Aretheymessages
thatsay:YouhavepermanenttraitsandI'mjudgingthem?Oraretheymessagesthatsay
youreadevelopingpersonandI'minterestedinyourdevelopment?
How do you use praise? Remember that praising children's intelligence or talent,
tempting as it is, sends a fixedmindset message. It makes their confidence and
motivationmorefragile.Instead,trytofocusontheprocessestheyusedtheirstrategies,
effort, or choices. Practice working the process praise into your interactions with your
children.
Watch and listen to yourself carefully when your child messes up. Remember that
constructivecriticismisfeedbackthathelpsthechildunderstandhowtoFIXsomething.
It'snotfeedbackthatlabelsorsimplyexcusesthechild.Attheendofeachday,write
downtheconstructivecriticism(andtheprocesspraise)you'vegivenyourkids.
Parentsoftensetgoalstheirchildrencanworktoward.Rememberthathavinginnate
talentisnotagoal.Expandingskillsandknowledgeis.Paycarefulattentiontothegoals
yousetforyourchildren.
If you're a teacher, remember that lowering standards doesn't raise students' self
esteem. But neither does raising standards without giving students ways of reaching
them.Thegrowthmindsetgivesyouawaytosethighstandardsandhavestudentsreach
them.Trypresentingtopicsinagrowthframeworkandgivingstudentsprocessfeedback.
Ithinkyou'lllikewhathappens.
Doyouthinkofyourslowerstudentsaskidswhowillneverbeabletolearnwell?Do
theythinkofthemselvesaspermanentlydumb?Instead,trytofigureoutwhattheydon't
understand and what learning strategies they don't have. Remember that great teachers
believeinthegrowthoftalentandintellect,andarefascinatedbytheprocessoflearning.
Are you a fixedmindset coach? Do you think first and foremost about your record
andyourreputation?Areyouintolerantofmistakes?Doyoutrytomotivateyourplayers
though judgment?Thatmaybewhat'sholdingupyourathletes.
Try on the growth mindset. Instead of asking for mistakefree games, ask for full
commitmentandfulleffort.Insteadofjudgingtheplayers,givethemtherespectandthe
coachingtheyneedtodevelop.
Asparents,teachers,andcoaches,ourmissionisdevelopingpeoplespotential.Let's
useallthelessonsofthegrowthmindsetandwhateverelsewecantodothis.

Words That Encourage:

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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

12.
13.
14.

Labels that Judge:

Wow! J
Look at that!
Tell me about it.
Show me more.
How did you do that?
Lets see what you did.
How do you feel about it?
How did you figure that out?
I see that you __________.
(be specific)
That looks like it took a lot
of effort.
How many ways did you try it
before it turned out the way
you wanted it?
What do you plan to do next?
That looks like it took so
much work.
Are you pleased with what
you did?

Smart
Cute
Great
Fast
Best
Pretty
Good
Quick
Clever
Beautiful
Lovely
Intelligent
Right
Amazing
The best
Better than _________.
(another person)

Grow Your Mind-Set

What did you struggle with today?
This is hard, this is fun, what
should we do next?
You can grow your intelligence
You can learn. You can stretch. You
can keep mastering new things.
I dont think theres anything
better in the world than a child
hearing from a parent or teacher
the words, Youll get there.
Do you label your kids? This one
is the artist and that one is the
scientist. Next time, remember
that youre not helping them even
though you may be praising them.
Remember praising kids ability
lowered their IQ scores.

Pac k et Cr ed it s
TonightsPresenter

TheMindsetGraphic

DawnBinder,SupervisingTeacher
PacificCoastCharterSchool
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ThecolorgraphicoftheFixedandGrowth
MindsetswascreatedbygraphicartistNigel
Holmes(www.nigelholmes.com)forasarticleinthe
March/April2007issueofStanfordMagazine
(www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2007/marapr/
features/dweck.html). Theaddedtextiswrittenby
MichaelGrahamRichard(www.michaelgr.com).

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Mindset:TheNewPsychologyofSuccess
2006byCarolDweck,Ph.D.
NY:RandomHouse(www.atrandom.com)
ISBN1400062756