Tuesday 31 March 2015

What my kids found out about Growth Mindset

This week was the last week of Term 1. Oh my gosh it has gone by so fast it is scary!

There has been SO much to get through, so much I have wanted to talk about, share, and discuss.

Yesterday and today we FINALLY did some thinking about GROWTH MINDSET. Firstly (as I did last year) put the two words on the board and asked them to come up with some ideas about 'what it means'. I suggested they look at each word separately first... here are some of their initial ideas...


The red phrase in the bubble was what we came up with as a 'definition' for Growth Mindset...

WHEN YOU SET YOUR MIND IN A GROWING STATE

So we continued to have a chat about the ideas they had put forward and then I gave them 15 minutes to 'google it' and do some further research. While they were doing this I asked them to write down any other KEY phrases which they found which they thought 'summed up' what it meant. During this period of research many of them discovered that there is an OPPOSITE mindset called FIXED. They decided this was quite important to know so they could understand the difference. So we ruled up a page (me on the board) and shared the 'phrases' which will help us remember what these two different states are.


We shared some thoughts about the two states and how we might have a fixed mindset in one area (say Maths) but could have a Growth Mindset in other areas (the ones we know we are good at). We discussed each of the phrases relating it back to ourselves and at the end the kids wrote a summary statement about 'the state of their mindset' at this moment. 

It was a terrific discussion...I got a vibe that the kids have a good idea of Growth Mindset... partly because I have 'dropped in' little snippets of the concept right through the term. But today it was great to TALK about it.
Next Term we will start with looking at the 'fixed mindset' statements which we hear in classrooms sometimes and I will ask the kids to change them into 'growth mindset' ones. 



21 comments:

  1. That was cool learning about growth mindset

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  2. Excellent use of Dwecks work! Well done, Kerri.

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  3. Hi my name is Mikayla and I am from Tamatea int in New Zealand. I really liked how you added the photos of your work to show their thinking and what they came up with.I think that I am in a fixed mindset which means I think I am not good at things.Have you learnt more things since the beginning of this task? and Mrs T do you think you have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset?

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    1. Mikayla I have been learning about Growth Mindset a lot and how it can change the way you approach your life...I am working towards have a Growth Mindset in everything!

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  4. Hi Ms T Chloe here, I liked how you explained very carefully our work about growth mindset. It helps so now we know exactly what was going on. i enjoy doing this activity and i agree it was a great discussion. Do you think doing this activity will help people to get into a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset?

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    1. I REALLY hope that doing activities like this helps kids see they can improve and get better...it will take some kids longer than others to believe it...but I think as long as you are reinforcing everyday in the classroom then it will be helpful.

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  5. hi my name is brayden and in am a student at tamatea int in napier,nz.i really liked how you put in very detailed words i also have done other challenging work about groth and fixed mindset ms t do you reckon you have a grothmind or a fixedmindset.

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  6. Hi Ms T its Jasmine from Tamatea Int, New Zealand.
    i really liked how you added the photos of our work to your post. I also liked how you told us to look at both fixed and growth mindsets.
    I also think it was a terrific discussion about something very interesting.
    Do you think you have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset, what are some of the reasons?

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  7. Kia Ora my name is Pearl I go to Tamatea Intermediate in Napier NZ. I really liked the photos & loved learning about growth & fixed mindset
    I also loved writing down my thoughts. Do you think that you have a growth mindset

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  8. Hi Ms. T its Aaron from theONE6. I really loved the story that you wrote about us... it was SO interesting. I really enjoyed learning about fixed growth mind set . Ms T do you think we could learn a little bit more about Growth mind set.

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  9. Kia ora I'm Lily a student from Tamatea Intermediate in the one six (room 16) Napier New Zealand

    I really like what you have shared about growth mindset and fixed mindset I also have learnt that I have a growth mindset and fixed mindset.


    Do you have a growth mind set or a fixed mindset and why?

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  10. Hi I'm Bree-Ann I am a student of Tamatea Intemediate Napier, nz I like how we did the fixed mindset and the growth mindset and how we had phrases for both of them. I sometimes say I cant do things but I'm starting to get better at things like maths because I would say I couldn't do it all the time. what are some of the things you have a fixed mindset in?

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    1. Hey Bree-Ann... good for you...sounds as though you are beginning to think with a Growth Mindset! I have definitely had to work on my Growth Mindset in regards to Maths! It is the one subject I REALLY have to try hard, persevere, and practice A LOT!!

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  11. Hi my name is Sharn and Im from tamatea intermediate napier nz.I liked how we learnt the differance between fixed and growth mindset sometimes I am in a fixed mindset about maths but Im starting to be more positive about maths.Have you learnt about growth mindset and are you ever in a fixed mindset.

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  12. Hi Taine here i Think Growth mindset is a good thing to know and learn

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  13. Kia ora I am Amelie from the ONE6 at Tamatea Intermediate in Napier NZ.I really enjoyed learning about Growth mindset and Fixed mindset it was interesting and I learnt a lot of new information.I think that I have bit of a Fixed mindset in some areas but then also a Growth mindset.Do you have a Growth mindset or a Fixed mindset and why?

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  14. hi ms T,Grace here from the ONE6 at Tamatea Intermediate in Napier NZ.I really enjoyed learning about Growth mindset and Fixed mindset. I learnt alot information about Growth and Fixed mindset.I think I might have abit of both but I really try not to have a Fixed mindset .Do you have a Growth or a Fixed mindset, and why??

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  15. Hi my name is Ben and I am a student from Tamatea Int in Napier,NZ.I really liked how we researched phrases for growth mindset.I think I have a growth mindset now after I learnt it last term.Ms T,is there another type of mindset?

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    1. Ben I am REALLY glad you have a Growth Mindset...your question is a REALLY good one....you might have to look that up...i am not too sure. Do you mean like an 'inbetween' state? A 'lackadaisical' mindset? Hahaha

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  16. Hi my name is Preston and I go to TIS in Napier NZ I like Growth mindset.I think I have a fixed mindset on fixing things ms T do you have a fixed mindset on somethings?

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  17. hello my name is bevan and i go to tis i enjoyed learning about fixed mindset annd growth mindset i think im a bit of both what do you think you are

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