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Successes and Failures

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Do Now

Log into your Platform account.

Click on your mentor’s message, highlighted in green, read and respond.

Then, share 1 high and 1 low of this week.

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Key Takeaway

Reflecting on successes and failures openly and honestly is important in helping me learn and grow. Doing so can help me feel connected to others.

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Activity – 1^st Attempt

Find a partner, sit facing back-to-back so you cannot see each other.

Partner A will be given a secret image, they cannot show anyone else this image. They will have to describe their image to their partner.

Partner B will be given an empty sheet of paper. They will attempt to draw out the picture based on the description WITHOUT looking at the picture.

Partner A

Partner B

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Partner B show the image that you drew to

Partner A

Partner A, think about the directions you can give to fix any mistakes that Partner B has made during the first attempt.

Try the activity once more with your new learnings.

Partner A

Partner B

Activity – 2^nd Attempt

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Reflection

What was challenging about the activity?

What changes did you make during your second attempt?

Would you describe your final image as a success or a failure? Why?

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Your mindset greatly affects how you deal with successes and failures.

5 min

TALKING POINTS

Your mindset greatly affects how you deal with successes and failures and even whether you view a situation as a success or failure.

Let’s look at the two different mindsets we can take on:

People who have a growth mindset believe that even if they struggle with certain skills, their abilities aren't set in stone. They think that their skills can improve over time and that failures are a way to learn and develop.

Have a student read the quotes on the growth mindset image.

People with a fixed mindset believe that intelligence, talent, and other qualities are innate and unchangeable. If you're not good at something, you typically think you will never be good at it.

Have a student read the quotes on the fixed mindset image.

Raise your hand: Who felt like they took on a growth mindset with the activity? Who felt like they took on a fixed mindset with the activity?

We all fall into the trap of a fixed mindset every once in a while. It is important to be mindful when we do so we don’t stand in the way of our own growth.

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Mentor Connection

1. What is the greatest success you have had so far in life? How did it happen? What did you learn from it?

The greatest success I have had so far is …

I learned that …

2. Why is it important to have a growth mindset as you approach challenging situations?

A growth mindset is important because…

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Extend

What is one new thing you learned about your mentor?

Which part of your mentor’s response did you really like? Why?