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Building Resiliencefor School & Life

SuccessA presentation by Dr.Bruce Ferguson of Sick

Kids Hospital


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MINDSEHo! can !e "elpstudents #AN to

learn$


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So%e &uestions'

#"at kinds of attitudes andbe"a(iours "inder a student)slearning$

#"at c"allenges do %any students"a(e !it"in t"e classroo%$

#"y do so%e kids refuse to doAN* !ork$

#"y do so%e kids refuse your"elp$

Etc.$$$$$


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Carol S. Dweck+,rof of ,ysc"ology at

Stanford- S"e says to START WHERE

THEY ARE /

"ey are doing !"at t"ey can!it" !"at t"ey "a(e0!"att"ey belie(e deter%ines t"eirperfor%ance.

"ere are 1 kinds ofpersonality %indsets' 23edand gro!t"


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Fi3ed Mindset

Believe they are just the way they areAvoid challenges

Get blocked by obstacles

Avoid efort and hard work Ignore criticism valid or not

Feel threatened by the success o

others I they have to W!" at something#

that is evidence that they aren$t smart


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4ro!t" Mindset

Believe they can learn andim%rove

&mbrace 'hallenges (ersist even with setbacks

)ee efort as useul or growth

Acce%t and learn rom criticism

Ins%ired by successes o others


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"n school# $"%ED

"'DSETS(are concerned !it" "o! s%art t"ey are+!"et"er t"ey "a(e been told t"ey ares%art or not-

prefer tasks t"ey can already do !ell ortake t"e easy !ay out

a(oid tasks !"ere t"ey %ay %ake

%istakes and not look s%arta(oid e5orts because t"ey t"ink it isconnected to failure

#ant neat and clean ans!ers


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"n school# )R*WTH

"'DSETS(belie(e in an 6e3pandable6 or 6gro!t"6t"eory of intelligence

!ant to c"allenge t"e%sel(es

!ant to increase t"eir abilities7 e(en ift"ey fail at 2rst

!ill try because t"ey belie(e e5ort is a

positi(e t"ingdon)t %ind !orking t"roug" confusions or%uddy areas


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D!eck)s Study'

89!eek inter(ention progra% :ontrol group learned study skills

Anot"er group "ad study skills ;

"o! to ust t!o %ont"s0studentsfro% t"e 1nd group7 co%pared tot"e control group7 s"o!ed

%arked i%pro(e%ent in grades


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)row+h can ,e+augh+-learned

*)tudy skills and learningskills are inert until

they$re %owered by anactive ingredient+)tudents may know how

to study# but won$t wantto i they believe theireforts are utile+,


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So7 "o! can !eencouarge a gro!t"%indset$ In t"e sa%e !ay you !ouldn)t

call a student

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