Having a growth mindset is so important, that we have been talking about it in my classes. What does it mean to have a growth mindset? How can having a growth mindset help me be successful? etc. I have been sharing quotes each week, and the students have been collaborating on various lessons that center around resilience and developing their own growth mindsets.
"If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." Frank A Clark.
I have learned so much from my students this year, that I wanted to share a little bit of their brilliance with you (with their permission, of course!) . I hope you learn as much as I did from my students! Enjoy!
Question of the Day: How does having a growth mindset help you overcome life's obstacles?
"By helping me look at every obstacle as a good challenge. It helps me to look at failure as a opportunity to learn something new and to not make the same mistake. It also helps me to be confident when taking a test or having just a hard time understanding something." Kati B., 8th grader
8th grader Simon C. found this great quote by Carol Dweck:
"Growth mindset is one's intelligence or developed with persistence, effort, and a focus on learning. Individuals with a growth mindset believe they are capable of learning nearly anything if they work hard and accept failures and challenges as opportunities to grow. Also you choose to learn from the experience, work harder and try again until you reach your goals." https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/dwecks-mindsets.htm
"ex: if you tried the first time and didn't make but you keep trying and it made it the second time. if you didn't try the second time then how would you know if you would have made it . a person with the without growth mindset would have never made it. " Ja'Myria G., 8th Grader
"[A growth mindset] can make you see more opportunities. help you overcome the obstacles. and fix the mistakes." Ricky G., 8th grader
"When my mindset is open it is open for new opportunities. Having an open mindset can allow you to grow and change. When a mindset is closed however you do not have the ability to grow." Ben G, 8th grader
"Having a growth mindsets helps you know what you want to do in life.It could help you get through things that might be hard where you get to the point where you want to give up, but with a growth mindset it will help you get through want you think you can't get through." Zanashia H., 8th grader
"Having a growth mindset helps you know what you want in the future, how you want to live your life, and what you want to do. Also having a growth mindset helps you achieve at things because when going through hard obstacles you learn from them. Also you grow as a better person becuase you know what you did was wrong and now you get better at things." Nevaeh H. 8th grader
"When having a growth mindset you can constantly be willing to change and grow from an obstacle that got thrown at you so keeping a growth mindset you can get over the challenges by learning from them." Audriana H., 8th grader
Amaya K-C found this great quote! "Growth mindset shows how individuals can change, learn and grow, instead of being rigidly stuck and stable. Inborn traits and attributes are less important than what is malleable or learnable, through effort. " Deena Kara Shaffer
"When having a growth mindset you know you can try new things and want to try them. When a life obstacle comes up you know that you can overcome it and face it. A growth mindset can help get you through the obstacle that your facing." Gavi L., 8th grader
"It allows people to persevere through troubles and hardship. It allows people to never give up. These type of people are the most hardworking trustworthy people around." Solomon O. 8th grader
8th graders Ardisia T. and Alvina S. found this great quote: "When having a growth mindset you wont just give up when things get hard . You'll want to try to overcome whatever obstacle is in your way . It can help us not just reframe but deeply learn from setbacks by regarding them as opportunities. " Deena Kara Shaffer
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"Having a developed mindset will allow me as a person to have confidence and belief in what i'm doing everyday . By having that confidence , I will be able to pass through whatever obstacles I may have in the near future . " Brandon S. 8th grader
"Having a growth mind set allows you to make mistakes and learn for them. Learning from them can make you grow." Tyrita S. 8th grader
8th grader Tionna S. shared this great quote with me: "A healthy mindset involves finding ways to grow from your thoughts instead of letting them control your life. Rather than dwelling on a negative thought until it becomes overwhelming, the healthy mindset tries to a) move beyond that thought or b) simply accept it." ( CATHERINE BEARD )
"It shows how individuals can change, learn, and grow. It can help you grow through effort and
hardwork. As long as you try and put effort in you can overcome life's obstacles." Breashon T. 8th
grader
"[A growth mindset] helps you not limit yourself.And to push either mentally or physically.It also helps you grow and be a better person." Jayah W. 8th grader
BUT WAIT! There's MORE!
I had so many great responses to this week's growth mindset question, that I have decided to share only the 8th grade responses in this blog post. I will share the 6th and 7th graders' brilliance later this week
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