| Shiremoor Primary School involve parents in Carol Dweck's Growth Mindset Training Session for Parents Gerry Miller and Y6 pupils gave a presentation on Carol Dweck's Self- Theories to a group of parents at Shiremoor PS on 5 October 2010. The pupils impressed the parents with their knowledge and understanding on Growth Mindset, explaining how it helped them to be more independent and resilient in their work. High Aspirations They also talked about their high aspirations and their determination to get the qualifications they need to be successful in their working life. Shiremoor, which was the first school in the North-East to win the Challenge Award, also ran a Careers Convention in March 2010 to focus pupils on the opportunities for a satisfying career. The Right Kind of Praise Parents were particularly interested in Carol Dweck's advice on how to praise their children constructively. To promote a Growth Mindset, we should use "process praise" or praise that values effort, effective strategies to solve a problem or creative ideas to make a good piece of artwork. We should not praise intelligence or repeatedly tell children that they are talented - this encourages a fixed mindset. Feedback from parents: “I think the praising is something I was doing wrong and can now do correctly” “I found the whole subject interesting and appreciate the opportunity to help my daughter more positively” “I learnt many things about positive mindset. I hope this will help me to put my children on the right track” “I learned a lot about incremental learners and praise” |
| Growth Mindset for Parents |