Developing a Growth Mindset Phil Kelly, Headteacher Do we feel we are not successful at particular subjects and skills just because we are not naturally good at them? We re all rubbish at Maths/music/sport in my family.
What do you know about these people?
Carol Dweck Mindset a simple idea discovered by worldrenowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck in decades of research on achievement and success. Teaching a Growth Mindset creates motivation and productivity in the worlds of business, education, and sport.
Fixed Mindset or Growth Mindset? Carol Dweck has been researching into why some people achieve their potential while equallytalented others don t. The key, she found, isn t ability; it s whether you look at ability as something inherent that needs to be demonstrated or as something that can be developed.
People who hold these beliefs think that they are the way they are, but that doesn t mean that they have less of a desire for a positive selfimage than anyone else. So of course the Fixed Mindset People who hold these beliefs think that they are the way they are, but that doesn t mean that they have less of a desire for a positive selfimage than anyone else. So of course they want to perform well and look smart but.
John McEnroe one of mosttalented tennis players ever. rooted for his brother and friends to lose didn t like to practise if you re naturally talented, why should you have to? couldn t admit his mistakes or take responsibility for his losses always someone else s fault eg line judges. Didn t work to overcome weaknesses.
John McEnroe remained vulnerable to distractions when on court never learned how to tune them out. had trouble coming back from failures after he lost badly in mixed doubles with Peter Fleming at Wimbledon, he didn t play mixed doubles again for 20 years.
Avoid challenges and obstacles Fixed Mindset: By definition, a challenge is hard and success is not assured, so rather than risk failing and negatively impacting their selfimage, they will often avoid challenges and stick to what they know they can do well.
See effort as fruitless Fixed Mindset: What s the point of working hard and making efforts if afterwards you are still on square one? If your worldview tells you that effort is an unpleasant thing that doesn t really pay dividends, then the smart thing to do is to avoid it as much as possible.
Ignore useful negative feedback Fixed Mindset: Useful negative feedback is ignored or taken as an insult the rest of the time. Any criticism of your capabilities is criticism of you. This usually discourages the people around you giving you feedback and after a while they stop giving any negative feedback.
Threatened by others success Fixed Mindset: The success of others is seen as a benchmark against which the person looks bad. Usually when others succeed, people with a Fixed Mindset will try to convince themselves and the people around them that the success was due to either luck or breaking the rules.
Potential not reached Fixed Mindset: Don t reach their full potential and their beliefs feed on themselves: They don t change or improve much with time, if at all, and so to them this confirms that they are as they are.
Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset People who hold the Growth Mindset believe that intelligence can be developed, that the brain is like a muscle that can be trained. This leads to the desire to improve.
Michael Jordan best basketball player ever. wasn t always the superstar he became. cut from high school team; wasn t recruited by college he wanted to play for, and wasn t drafted by the first two NBA teams that could have chosen him. became the hardestworking player any coach had ever seen.
Michael Jordan even at height of his fame, his capacity for relentless practice was legendary. When he missed a shot or lost a game, he went back to the court and practised for hours even if it was the last game of the season. he embraced his failures.
Michael Jordan I ve missed more than 9,000 shots. I ve lost almost 300 games. Twentysix times, I ve been trusted to take the gamewinning shot, and missed. each time, he went back and practised Because of his Growth Mindset, Jordan dominated the game for over a decade.
Embrace challenges Growth Mindset: And how do you improve? First, you embrace challenges, because you know that you ll come out stronger on the other side.
Persist when faced with Growth Mindset: setbacks Obstacles eg setbacks do not discourage you. Your selfimage is not tied to your success and how you will look to others; failure is an opportunity to learn, and so whatever happens, you win.
Effort is the path to mastery Growth Mindset: Effort is seen not as something useless to be avoided but as necessary to grow and master useful skills.
Learn from criticism Growth Mindset: Criticism and negative feedback are sources of information. That doesn t mean that nothing is taken personally. The Growth Mindset individual knows that he/she can change and improve, so the negative feedback is not perceived as being directly about them as a person, but rather about their current abilities.
Inspired by the success of others Growth Mindset: The success of others is seen as a source of inspiration and information. Growth Mindset individuals will improve and this will create a positive feedback cycle that encourages them to keep learning and improving.
So remember.
How to get good at stuff at school 1. Believe that you CAN learn (have a growth mindset). 2. Be engaged. Listen! 3. Stretch outside your comfort zone. 4. Practise a lot. 5. Make lots of mistakes. 6. Do it more!
Centre for Diet and Activity Research at Cambridge University http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/educati on34139196
Using time effectively to succeed
Cambridge University researchers recorded the activities of more than 800 14yearolds and analysed their GCSE results at 16. An extra hour a day of television, internet or computer game time in Year 10 is linked to poorer grades at GCSE. Those spending an extra hour a day on screens saw a fall in GCSE results equivalent to two grades overall.
Pupils who put in an extra hour of homework or spent the time reading, did better in their GCSEs, scoring 23 points more than the average. "We followed these students over time so we can be relatively confident of our results and we can cautiously infer that TV viewing may lead to lower GCSE results but we certainly can't be certain."
Which statement applies to your son/daughter and school work? a. Uses time effectively. Meets deadlines. b. Gets it done, just, but needs you to give him/her tight structures. c. Uses time poorly. Needs forced organisation! d. Uses time poorly. Refusal to cooperate!
Building a working routine A weekly routine for when work is done at home. Try to stick to it! Room for other activities: sport, leisure. Weekend several hours of work are required. Getting into good routine now helps at revision time. Reduces stress for everyone in the family by avoiding lastminute.com, nagging, rows etc.
Example Homework Timetable Monday afterschool Tuesday afterschool Wednesday afterschool Thursday afterschool Friday afterschool Saturday Sunday afternoon/ evening 4.00 5.30 pm Subjects: BUSY Subjects: Subjects: Subjects: Leisure time Family time/ leisure time 5.306.30 Relax and have dinner etc. 6.30 7.30 pm Subjects: BUSY Subjects: Subjects: Leisure time 2pm 4pm Subject: 8.00 9.00 pm Subjects: Subjects: Leisure Subjects: Leisure time 67pm Subjects: 9pm = Free time eg watch favourite TV (may be prerecorded!), read, computer, leisure etc.
Work around distractions! Turn TV off! Record what you want to watch. Work around your favourite programmes. Turn off Facebook when working! Turn off your computer if pen and paper will do! Turn it to silent when working. Leave with parents while working. Plan when to meet friends, around work commitments to prevent unexpected distractions.
What should he/she be doing? Practising the skills and developing the knowledge to succeed in each subject. Just like we did when we learnt to drive. We practised the difficult skills like threepointturns and reversing around corners, not just steering along straight roads!
Healthy body, healthy mind! Diet Breakfast is essential meal. Fuel for the morning. Plenty of water, Omega 3 foods, fruit. Sleep What is your expectation of how much your son/daughter has? 8 hours essential. What time does he/she go to bed? Get to sleep? Beware distractions in bedroom which keep him/her awake: TV, Xbox, texting.