Growth Mindset and the power of YET!

I want all of my students to try to gain a growth mindset. A growth mindset is a way of thinking and learning where students believe they are not a failure if they do not initially succeed. The growth mindset includes the power of positive thinking, never giving up, and the power of YET! You are not bad at a subject, you might just not be good at it... YET!

Fixed Mindset

I am not good at this.

I have failed so I will not try again.

I give up.

I can't do any better.

This is too hard.

Growth Mindset

I am not good at this... YET! But I will get better!

I have not mastered it yet, but failure is a part of learning!

I will find a different strategy!

I can always improve!

This will take hard work!

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