Mindset Discussion
Mindset Discussion Directions: Pick one of the following prompts to respond to, and then reply to someone else's comment. *Indicate if there was ever a time where you changed your thinking from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset. Describe the transformation. *How do you suppose a person could change his/her mindset? *Do you think there's a correlation between cheating and the fixed mindset? Explain. *What's the difference between failure and the fixed mindset vs. failure and the growth mindset? Give a concrete example showing how a student might take a failure and turn it into a positive outcome. *Will Smith says, "Just decide who you're gonna be and the universe will get out of your way." Has that ever happened to you? Explain. *Will Smith says he's "motivated by fear". What does that mean? How can we apply that idea to our lives? *Who would be a famous figure you believe has overcome his/her failure to become successful? Explain.