Growth mindset and the power of “yet”
Opportunity Gap: How to Support Kids of Color Who Learn Differently
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Is There a Growth Mindset Versus a Fixed Mindset?
I've heard a lot of that with my students in regards to algebra. Many of my students will look at algebra and say, I am not good at math. And it sounds like that's a fixed mindset, whereas somebody who has a growth mindset might say, I'm not really so good at algebra now, but I'm going to keep practicing. That's an example. So thinking about this growth mindset versus fixed mindset, now you've experienced this personally at multiple times of your life. Hopefully you can take us back to sixth grade. Math must have been pretty tough for you, especially being diagnosed with a math learning disability. Can you tell us about what life was like back then?
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