mr. mcnamara ms. talento mr. romanelli. are people born smart….?

Grade Level Assemblies2014-15

Mr. McNamaraMs. Talento

Mr. Romanelli

Do you have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset?

Are people born SMART….?

Is intelligence fixed from birth?

Do we have ‘built-in’ talents as a baby?

Or… do talents, abilities and intelligence itself grow from experience??

What we’ll be looking at

At birth, we can’t WALK or TALK

These abilities don’t pop up overnight….

….. they DEVELOP as we LEARN!!

Importance of development

Good at math?

Good at acting?

Good at science?

Good at music?

So, are we born…

Was Einstein born a genius?

Was Michael Jordan bornslam dunking?

Was Justin born a ROCK STAR?

Fixed mindsetBelieves:Intelligence is CARVED

IN STONE

Scores on a test MEASURE POTENTIAL

Intelligent people shouldn’t have to WORK HARD

Failure reflects a LACK of INTELLIGENCE

Growth mindset

Believes:Intelligence is

MALLEABLE and can be acquired

Learning requires HARD WORK and EFFORT

ALL individuals CAN LEARN and improve

We CANNOT MEASURE a person’s POTENTIAL

Learning helps our brain’s neurons GROW. The more we learn, the more connections

they make.

Different ways people view failure

Some people view it as alearning opportunity. They

value learning.

While others view it asconfirmation that they are not

smart.

Response to failureSOME PEOPLE…

BLAME themselves,

Feel DEPRESSED and

GIVE UP trying

OTHERS…

Don’t think that they are failing, so BLAME NO ONE

KEEP GOING and

Remain HOPEFUL that they will get there

Helpless responseUnmotivatedBlame someone elseLack of perseveranceDecreased enjoymentDepressedAnxiousResponsible for the setbackDisengaged and avoid getting involved with

studying

Mastery responseView setback as a challengeTry harderLook for other ways to do thingsFactor in many different pointsEngage with the problem?

because they are hard?

to avoid failing?

Do you avoid or give up on certain tasks…

think about what you can learn

Next time you get feedback or marks that you didn’t

want…

What do you believe about effort?

Do you believe that with hard work and effort you can help you to improve?

or Do you believe that putting effort in only

shows that you were not good at it in the first place?

Do you think of this as someone with extraordinary abilities who achieved things

with little effort?

Think about your hero…

Find out the tremendous effort that went into their accomplishments

and admire them even more.

Now go and find out the truth!

Mindset tipsTry out new strategiesFind learning information in failureRemember marks do not show your

potential - they only show how you are doing right NOW.

If you are having difficulties finding new strategies or learning information ask someone who could help you.

2 Mindsets recap:Fixed mindset

Belief that ability is fixed

People are born smart/sporty etc

Depressed after failure

Put in less effortDon’t try new

strategies

Growth mindset

Belief that people can grow and develop

See failure/setback as a learning opportunity

Put in effort and persist

Try alternative routes to success

We know you can do it…..This is going to be a great year and we know that all of you have what it takes to GROW as learners.