Growth Mindset

What if the key to overcoming challenges isn't about being naturally talented, but believing in your ability to grow? In this episode of State of Wellbeing, host Toby Uecker, SDSU Dean of Students, welcomes Tony Durr, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, to explore the power of a growth mindset. Together, they discuss the difference between fixed and growth mindsets, the importance of effort and feedback, and how reframing setbacks as opportunities for learning can lead to personal and academic success.

 

Learning Objectives:

1. Differentiate between fixed and growth mindset.

2. Recognize how feedback, effort, and self-reflection contribute to developing a growth mindset.

3. Identify strategies for reframing setbacks and failures as opportunities for learning and improvement.

 

Processing Questions:

1. Think of a time when you encountered something challenging in a class or another area of your life. How might you reframe that experience using a growth mindset?

2. What does adding the word "yet" to a statement such as "I can't do this" change about the way we approach a challenge?

3. How might identifying the strategies, resources, or habits that contributed to a previous success help you approach a new challenge?