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Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset: An Introduction

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This lesson introduces the ideas of the fixed and growth mindsets to students. What are the benefits of a growth mindset? Watch to find out!


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Carol Dweck: http://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_...
Eduardo Briceno: http://youtu.be/pN34FNbOKXc

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Spend a day listening to your words and the words of others around you. Do you seem to have a fixed or growth mindset? What about your peers? You can take what you learn into the next day; try to adjust any messages to yourself so that they put you into the growth mindset frame of mind.

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