Quotes Tagged "growth-mindset"

Consistent action breeds satisfaction or frustration; either one or both are key ingredients for growth.

We only know a tiny proportion about the complexity of the natural world. Wherever you look, there are still things we don’t know about and don’t understand. [...] There are always new things to find out if you go looking for them.

Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your LIFE

You can’t control your physical growth but you can control your mental and spiritual growth.

If your storm has not passed chances are there are some lessons that you have not learned. 

We ought to relentlessly ignore excuses, especially those we are told by ourselves.

If you think what you tried and couldn't achieve yesterday isn't possible, think again. Today's a new day. You're stronger. It's another opportunity to rise and get things done.

I don't think something can constitute a journey unless it leaves one's world looking different than before.

Open the window of your mind. Allow the fresh air, new lights and new truths to enter.

Teachers greatly influence how students perceive and approach struggle in the mathematics classroom. Even young students can learn to value struggle as an expected and natural part of learning, as demonstrated by the class motto of one first-grade math class: If you are not struggling, you are not learning. Teachers must accept that struggle is important to students' learning of mathematics, convey this message to students, and provide time for them to try to work through their uncertainties. Unfortunately, this may not be enough, since some students will still simply shut down in the face of frustration, proclaim, 'I don't know,' and give up. Dweck (2006) has shown that students with a fixed mindset--that is, those who believe that intelligence (especially math ability) is an innate trait--are more likely to give up when they encounter difficulties because they believe that learning mathematics should come naturally. By contrast, students with a growth mindset--that is, those who believe that intelligence can be developed through effort--are likely to persevere through a struggle because they see challenging work as an opportunity to learn and grow.