Growth Mindset Quote Debate
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25 Minute Exercise | Preparation
and Student Instructions
Preparation: Of the
20 Sample Growth Mindset Quotes on the following page, select 9 that best
match your student’s dispositions and/or learning needs
- Prepare a large sheet of paper with selected quotes for
students to vote via sticker dots or tally marks
- Generate a targeted Growth Mindset Quote Thinksheet for
students to select from – prior to voting on the large sheet of paper
5 minutes: Students
read Growth Mindset Quote Thinksheet – then circle 3 quotes
that are most meaningful
- Invite students to place a sticker dot or tally mark next
to quotes on the large sheet of paper – then wrap up voting process by
identifying which 3 quotes received the most tallies from the entire class
- Now divide class into 3 teams – assign each team with one
of the selected quotes
- Split teams in half, one sub-group supports the quote (for)
and the other challenges its meaning (against)
5 minutes: As
guided by the Growth Mindset Debate Preparation sheet, each sub-group (for or against) prepares for the debate by presenting no more than
3 points of view to make in their argument (students have access to growth
and fixed mindset disposition examples below)
12 minutes: Each sub-group has 1 minute to present their position to their
counterparts (3 points of view) – 6 minutes
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each teams engages in a 2 minute
debate with their subgroups – 6 minutes
3 minutes: Wrap up the session with a show of hands – “which argument (for or
against) was the most compelling”
- Now discuss which arguments most align with a growth or
fixed mindset, and why? (see below)
- As time allows, challenge students to select the most
compelling point for each sub-group’s argument.
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Growth Mindset Believes:
- To become talented, we can develop the necessary
skills and knowledge
- To become more intelligent, we can do so by way of
learning
- To figure things out, sometimes it requires
tenacity and persistence
- To make some things work, it requires greater
effort
- To succeed, sometimes it is best to seek
assistance
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Fixed Mindset Believes:
- Either we are naturally born with talent or we are
not
- Either we are born intelligent or we are not
- Either we “get it” quickly or we don’t
- Either we pick things up quickly, or we are not
smart
- Either we avoid or engage, it all depends on how
hard something is
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