Growth Mindset: The Magic of Mistakes
From Big Ideas by ClassDojo · 2016
3 minK1st2nd3rd4th5thSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Mojo is mortified by the mistakes on his math paper and wants to hide them. Katie shows him that a mistake is the exact moment the brain is growing — the harder the problem, the bigger the stretch. Episode 2 of the growth-mindset series.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Mistakes feel embarrassing, but they are the moment learning actually happens.
- Why did Mojo want to hide his mistakes?
- What does Katie say a mistake does to your brain?
- Is it better to do easy work you already know, or hard work you might get wrong? Why?
- Tell about a mistake that helped you learn something.
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: mistake, effort, grow, stretch, learn.
Try it: Start a "best mistake" page in your notebook. Write down one mistake you made this week and one thing it taught you.