Mr Quail

S5/6 Assembly

26th October 2011

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¨Achieving Together”

Our Principles

We Value one another

Opportunities are open to all

Learning is everyone’s responsibility

Be Ambitious and aim high.

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Mindset

Born Born SMARTSMART…….?.?

�� Are we born smart or stupid?Are we born smart or stupid?

�� Is intelligence fixed from birth?Is intelligence fixed from birth?

�� Do we have Do we have ‘‘builtbuilt--inin’’ talents as a baby? talents as a baby?

�� OrOr…… do talents, abilities and intelligence do talents, abilities and intelligence itself grow from experience??itself grow from experience??

What we’ll be looking at

At birth, we canAt birth, we can’’t WALK or TALKt WALK or TALK

These abilities donThese abilities don’’t pop up overnightt pop up overnight……..

…….. they DEVELOP as we LEARN!!.. they DEVELOP as we LEARN!!

Importance of development

Good at Good at mathsmaths??

Good at Good at actingacting??

Good at Good at sciencescience??

Good at Good at musicmusic??

So, are we bornSo, are we born……

Was Einstein born a Was Einstein born a geniusgenius??

Was Andy Murry bornWas Andy Murry bornPlaying tennis?Playing tennis?

Was Justin born a Was Justin born a POPSTARPOPSTAR??

What can we learn about learningWhat can we learn about learning

from animals?from animals?

Ratty intellectRatty intellect……

BORINGBORING

Nothing to do in the Nothing to do in the cage but eat and cage but eat and

sleepsleep

–– No stimulationNo stimulation

EXCITINGEXCITING

Cage had opportunities Cage had opportunities for rats to play and for rats to play and

interactinteract

–– Lots of stimulationLots of stimulation

Lab rats were placed in 2 different environments:Lab rats were placed in 2 different environments:

After a while, the After a while, the stimulated rats were stimulated rats were found to be smarter found to be smarter than the boring rats.than the boring rats.

Their brains were even Their brains were even HEAVIER than the HEAVIER than the boring rats.boring rats.

Rat results

What do you think?What do you think?

Are our abilitiesAre our abilities

determined from determined from

birth?birth?

People have increased their People have increased their IQ by IQ by 30 POINTS30 POINTS

With the right mindset people can With the right mindset people can achieve more than an IQ test might achieve more than an IQ test might

reveal.reveal.

Two beliefs about intelligenceTwo beliefs about intelligence

Fixed mindsetFixed mindset

Believes:Believes:Intelligence is CARVED IN Intelligence is CARVED IN

STONESTONE

Scores in a test Scores in a test MEASURE POTENTIALMEASURE POTENTIAL

Intelligent people shouldnIntelligent people shouldn’’t t have to WORK HARDhave to WORK HARD

Failure reflects aFailure reflects a LACKLACK of of INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE

Growth mindsetGrowth mindset

Believes:Believes:Intelligence is MALLEABLEIntelligence is MALLEABLE

Learning requiresLearning requires HARD HARD WORKWORK andand EFFORTEFFORT

ALL individuals CAN LEARN ALL individuals CAN LEARN and improveand improve

We CANNOT MEASURE a We CANNOT MEASURE a personperson’’s POTENTIALs POTENTIAL

Thinking about mindsetThinking about mindset

�� OBSERVE OBSERVE the mindset you adoptthe mindset you adopt

�� You can You can CHOOSECHOOSE to adopt a growth to adopt a growth mindsetmindset

�� When you meet challengesWhen you meet challenges REMIND REMIND yourself about the growth mindsetyourself about the growth mindset

Module 2: The Brain

�� The brain weighs The brain weighs 1,300 1,300 –– 1,400 grams1,400 grams

�� It is made up of It is made up of 100 Billion Neurons100 Billion Neurons

�� Forming different areas Forming different areas called called LobesLobes

Facts about the brain…

FrontalLobe

Parietal Lobe

TemporalLobe

OccipitalLobe

�� Emotion Emotion

�� ReasoningReasoning

�� SpeechSpeech

�� Motion Motion

�� PlanningPlanning

�� Problem solvingProblem solving

The The Frontal Frontal lobe is used lobe is used for:for:

�� TouchTouch

�� PressurePressure

�� TemperatureTemperature

�� PainPain

The The Parietal Parietal lobe is used lobe is used in:in:

�� HearingHearing

&&

�� MemoryMemory

The

Temporallobe is used

for…

The The Temporal Temporal lobe is lobe is used for:used for:

VisionVision

�� We use this lobe to We use this lobe to process what we seeprocess what we see

The The Occipital Occipital lobe is used lobe is used for:for:

The different parts of the brain let usThe different parts of the brain let us

dodo thingsthings

thinkthink thingsthings

rememberremember thingsthings

All of the lobes, and all their All of the lobes, and all their functions, are important in everyday functions, are important in everyday

life.life.

�� A homunculus is used to A homunculus is used to describe the relative describe the relative amount of space our body amount of space our body parts occupy in the brain.parts occupy in the brain.

�� In a model of motor In a model of motor functions, some parts are functions, some parts are much bigger because we much bigger because we use them much more, or use them much more, or with more accuracy.with more accuracy.

Homunculus

�� The more we use a part The more we use a part of our body, the more of our body, the more space our brain needs to space our brain needs to control or interpret it.control or interpret it.

�� In fact, by learning the In fact, by learning the brain may have to change brain may have to change the space it uses to the space it uses to account for new abilities.account for new abilities.

Brain space…

�� People who play music have People who play music have been found to have been found to have auditory centres that are auditory centres that are BIGGER than normal. BIGGER than normal.

�� The The ‘‘soundsound’’ area of their area of their brain grew through brain grew through practising their music.practising their music.

Sound centre

All of the areas of the brainAll of the areas of the brain…… like sound, communication, like sound, communication, problemproblem--solvingsolving…… are made of cells called are made of cells called NEURONSNEURONS

They transmit information all around the brain.They transmit information all around the brain.

NeuronsNeurons

Neurons pass information through Neurons pass information through CONNECTIONS with other neurons at CONNECTIONS with other neurons at

SYNAPSESSYNAPSES

Learning helps our neurons GROW.Learning helps our neurons GROW.

The more we learn, the more connections they The more we learn, the more connections they make.make.

……through lots and lots of practice.through lots and lots of practice.

People with large auditory areas in People with large auditory areas in their brain grew lots more neuron their brain grew lots more neuron connections in the sound areaconnections in the sound area……

What about your brain?What about your brain?

What areas do you think are bigger in What areas do you think are bigger in your brain than in other peopleyour brain than in other people’’s?s?

What areas would you like to get even What areas would you like to get even bigger and stronger?bigger and stronger?

Module 3: Module 3: ‘‘Fail your way to Fail your way to successsuccess’’

He went on to win the tour de FranceHe went on to win the tour de France6 times.6 times.

Lance ArmstrongLance Armstrong came came lastlast in his in his

first professional racefirst professional race……

""he lacked imagination and had no good ideashe lacked imagination and had no good ideas””

In school In school Robin WilliamsRobin Williams was votedwas voted……

‘‘‘‘least likely to succeedleast likely to succeed’’’’

Walt DisneyWalt Disney was fired by a was fired by a newspaper editor becausenewspaper editor because……

Different ways people Different ways people view failureview failure

Some people view it as aSome people view it as alearning opportunity. learning opportunity. They They valuevalue

learning. learning.

While others view it asWhile others view it asconfirmation that they are confirmation that they are not smart.not smart.

Why do people have different views Why do people have different views of failure? Because they have of failure? Because they have

different goalsdifferent goals……..

�� Some people Some people create create learninglearninggoals. goals.

�� Others create Others create performanceperformancegoals.goals.

a test, a sport, a drawing a test, a sport, a drawing ––

-- What goal did you have? What goal did you have?

-- Did you want to show a teacher how clever you Did you want to show a teacher how clever you were ? were ?

-- Was it a performance goal?Was it a performance goal?

-- What would you do next time this happens?What would you do next time this happens?

Think of a time when you didnThink of a time when you didn’’t t enjoy doing somethingenjoy doing something……

Write down the benefits of having Write down the benefits of having learning goalslearning goals

Module 4: Module 4: ‘‘How people cope How people cope with failurewith failure’’

Response to failureResponse to failure

SOME PEOPLESOME PEOPLE……

BLAME BLAME themselves,themselves,

Feel Feel DEPRESSEDDEPRESSED and and

GIVE UPGIVE UP tryingtrying

OTHERSOTHERS……

DonDon’’t think that they t think that they are failing, so are failing, so BLAME BLAME

NO ONE NO ONE

KEEP GOING KEEP GOING andand

RemainRemain HOPEFUL HOPEFUL that that they will get therethey will get there

Helpless responseHelpless response

�� UnmotivatedUnmotivated�� Lack of perseveranceLack of perseverance�� Decreased enjoymentDecreased enjoyment�� DepressedDepressed�� AnxiousAnxious�� Responsible for the Responsible for the

setbacksetback�� Disengaged and avoid Disengaged and avoid

getting involved with getting involved with studyingstudying

MasteryMastery responseresponse

�� View setback as a View setback as a challengechallenge

�� Try harderTry harder�� Look for other ways to Look for other ways to

do thingsdo things�� Factor in many Factor in many

different pointsdifferent points�� Engage with the Engage with the

problemproblem??

5050//5050

People display one or the other response. In People display one or the other response. In some areas they may react with a mastery some areas they may react with a mastery response and in others a helpless response.response and in others a helpless response.

Movie time

Brain imaging and response to Brain imaging and response to failurefailure

People with a fixed People with a fixed mindset pay mindset pay

attention to how attention to how they feel (i.e. they feel (i.e.

stressed, anxious).stressed, anxious).

Those feelings then Those feelings then get in the way of get in the way of

learning.learning.

Write down on a piece of paper 3 Write down on a piece of paper 3 benefits of displaying abenefits of displaying a

‘‘mastery responsemastery response’’

rather than a rather than a ‘‘helpless responsehelpless response’’ when when confronted with failureconfronted with failure

Stick these on the wallStick these on the wall

Looking at these benefits,Looking at these benefits,

think about how this applies to your life. think about how this applies to your life.

Do you view failure as an opportunity to Do you view failure as an opportunity to learn and improvelearn and improve??

Michael JordanMichael Jordan’’s coach said that there s coach said that there were many more talented people than were many more talented people than

himhim……..

What made Jordan special?What made Jordan special?

Do you agree that he Do you agree that he failedfailed his way to his way to success?success?

�� because they are hard?because they are hard?

�� to avoid failing?to avoid failing?

Do you avoid or give up on Do you avoid or give up on certain taskscertain tasks……

think about what you can learnthink about what you can learn

Next time you get feedback or Next time you get feedback or marks that you didnmarks that you didn’’t wantt want……

What do you believe about What do you believe about effort?effort?

Do you believe that with hard work and Do you believe that with hard work and effort you can help you to improve?effort you can help you to improve?

ororDo you believe that putting effort in Do you believe that putting effort in

only shows that you were not good at it only shows that you were not good at it in the first place?in the first place?

Do you think of this as someone with Do you think of this as someone with extraordinary abilities who achieved extraordinary abilities who achieved

things with little effort?things with little effort?

Think about your heroThink about your hero……

Find out the tremendous effort that Find out the tremendous effort that went into their accomplishments went into their accomplishments

and admire them even more.and admire them even more.

Now go and find out the Now go and find out the truth!truth!

Mindset tipsMindset tips

�� Try out new strategiesTry out new strategies�� Find learning information in failureFind learning information in failure�� Remember marks do not show your Remember marks do not show your

potential potential -- they only show how you are they only show how you are doing right NOW.doing right NOW.

�� If you are having difficulties finding new If you are having difficulties finding new strategies or learning information ask strategies or learning information ask someone who could help you.someone who could help you.

Module 5: Mindset and Module 5: Mindset and successsuccess

2 Mindsets recap:2 Mindsets recap:

Fixed mindsetFixed mindset

�� Belief that ability is Belief that ability is fixedfixed

�� People are born People are born smart/sporty etcsmart/sporty etc

�� Depressed after Depressed after failurefailure

�� Put in less effortPut in less effort�� DonDon’’t try new t try new

strategiesstrategies

Growth mindsetGrowth mindset

�� Belief that people can Belief that people can grow and developgrow and develop

�� See failure/setback as a See failure/setback as a learning opportunitylearning opportunity

�� Put in effort and persistPut in effort and persist

�� Try alternative routes to Try alternative routes to successsuccess

Now put the paper in a pile on your tableNow put the paper in a pile on your table

Write down 3 things you know about Write down 3 things you know about a a GROWTHGROWTH mindsetmindset

Then fold the paper and put it on a pile on Then fold the paper and put it on a pile on your tableyour table

Write down 3 things you know about Write down 3 things you know about a a FIXEDFIXED mindsetmindset

Now stick these on the wall in 2 Now stick these on the wall in 2 separate groupsseparate groups

a a GGROWTHROWTH groupgroup

andand

a a FIXEDFIXED groupgroup

In groups discuss the benefits of a In groups discuss the benefits of a growth mindset.growth mindset.

Write down Write down 3 3 of these benefitsof these benefits……

Picture the brain forming new connections Picture the brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. as you meet the challenge and learn.

Keep on goingKeep on going……

Is there something in your past Is there something in your past which you think measured you?which you think measured you?

�� Essay Essay �� ExamExam�� Music lessonMusic lesson�� Maths homeworkMaths homework�� Being rejected?Being rejected?

Now focus on that thing and put it in the Now focus on that thing and put it in the growth mindset perspectivegrowth mindset perspective……

Write it down Write it down

What did you learn from this What did you learn from this experience?experience?

Is there something that you always Is there something that you always wanted to do but were afraid that you wanted to do but were afraid that you

werenweren’’t good at it?t good at it?

Make a plan and Make a plan and do itdo it..

ArtArt ScienceScience MusicMusic

SingingSinging Acting Acting MathsMaths

History History Football Football Writing Writing

ComputingComputing GamingGaming PoliticsPolitics

People are born with a love of learning.People are born with a love of learning.

A A fixedfixed mindset can undo this.mindset can undo this.

Mindset tipsMindset tips

�� Create learning goalsCreate learning goals�� Make plansMake plans�� Imagine the brain making new connections each time Imagine the brain making new connections each time

you learn somethingyou learn something�� Concentrate on believing that you canConcentrate on believing that you can�� When you meet challenges, setbacks or adversity ask When you meet challenges, setbacks or adversity ask

yourself yourself ‘‘what can I learn from this?what can I learn from this?’’�� Tell other people about your growth mindsetTell other people about your growth mindset�� What else have you come up withWhat else have you come up with………………??

FixedFixed mindset mindset �� If people are either smart or not smart, If people are either smart or not smart,

then failure means that people are not then failure means that people are not cleverclever……

�� Even though they could learn they GIVE Even though they could learn they GIVE UPUP

�� They feel DEPRESSED and ANXIOUSThey feel DEPRESSED and ANXIOUS

�� DonDon’’t persevere or put effort int persevere or put effort in

GrowthGrowth mindsetmindset�� Failure is an Failure is an opportunity to learnopportunity to learn and to try and to try

out out new strategiesnew strategies

�� Failure is a chance to look for learning Failure is a chance to look for learning information and to information and to improve improve performanceperformance

�� Marks or grades Marks or grades do notdo not measure a persons measure a persons potentialpotential

�� DonDon’’t see setback as a failuret see setback as a failure

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¨Achieving Together”

Our Principles

We Value one another

Opportunities are open to all

Learning is everyone’s responsibility

Be Ambitious and aim high.