Internal Success and Growth Mindset
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Transcript of Internal Success and Growth Mindset
Melissa Koh
Shona Schwartz
Internal vs. External Success Growth vs. Fixed Mindset
What are our messages?
"Everyone has a talent...."?"We are all winners...."?
“Everyone is smart in their own way…”?
How do kids interpret these messages?
Average:
"The result obtained by adding several quantities together and then dividing this total by the number of quantities; the mean."
"Synonyms: Adjective: Ordinary, Medium, Mediocre..."
We are special:)
• We are created in the image of God
• Feeding the needs of our soul-our internal essence
• Accomplishing our mission for self-improvement
Internal vs. External qualities
So what do we mean....?
Internal: External:
EffortValuesPersistence KindnessGivingIntegrity
GradesMoneyLooksJobHome/CarCharisma
The value of internal success
* Hedonic treadmill vs. feeding the soul
* we control internal success
* The value: internal success = stronger self identity = external failures put in perspective
Happy!
Clip from the movie happy:
-People want to achieve happiness -Hedonic treadmill and its pitfalls-are we really
happy-Focus on internal growth and meaning actually
makes people happier
Connections: Growth vs. Fixed Mindset
* Growth: intelligence is earned--> resilience, collaboration, leadership * Fixed: intelligence is innate--> cheating, lying, anxiety, depression
What do you notice about Mary's reaction to external failure?
(play 4:44-5:44)
What do you notice about Daniel's reaction to external failure?
Start at 2:20
Let's help our students develop
internal thermometers
Our students need to hear consistent messages to internalize growth mindset and value internal success.
What are the daily messages about success we want our students hear?
Examples: • Emphasis on effort (internal growth) is
important-both for success and failure • Check, do not assume a student’s effort!
• External success is enjoyable, internal success is what matters!
• Self-worth is measured by internal successes