The document compares fixed and growth mindsets, highlighting characteristics of each. Individuals with a fixed mindset tend to avoid challenges and feel threatened by the success of others, whereas those with a growth mindset embrace challenges and persist despite setbacks. The growth mindset encourages reflection, learning from feedback, and seeing effort as essential for mastery.

1. The Fixed Mindset
vs. the Growth
Mindset

2. • Always prove himself/herself
• Avoid challenges
• Give up easily when faced
w/challenges
• See effort as fruitless or worse
• Ignore criticism or useful
feedback
• Find excuses/point blame for
failure
• Feel threatened by the success of
others

4. • Embrace challenges
• Persist in the face of setbacks
• See effort as the path to mastery
• Learn from criticism/feedback
• Are reflective in failure
• Find lessons/inspiration in the
success of others

5. The Fixed Mindset in our
Students
“I’m just not good at this.”
“I give up!”

6. What the Growth Mindset
Tells Us…
“What am I missing?””
“I should try some of the
strategies I’ve learned.”