Growth Mindset
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Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12
Students read about growth mindset, a popular theory that says talent and intelligence are not fixed. Students practice using adverbs while and whereas to contrast growth and fixed mindsets and discuss strategies for developing a growth mindset.
Focus
topic-based
discussion
soft skills
praise
criticism
interpretive
productive
interactive
Vocabulary
praise (verb)
embrace
malleable
fixed
shy away from
buzzword
innate
rhetoric
dramatic
potential