Limitless Mind

 What is an example of a subject / topic where you can use a multi-dimensional approach? What would multidimensional learning look, sound or feel like? Describe a time, if any, when you experienced a multidimensional approach to learning (inside or outside of school)? What strategies or resources do you use in school or work to promote multi-dimensional learning?

 Which of the research findings about growth mindset surprise you, it any? Describe your personal experiences as a child or adult with the word "smart." What are your thoughts about using the world "smart" to describe children? Jo shared that Carol Dweck has changed her thinking around mindsets, realising that "we all have different mindsets at different times and places" (P. 97). Describe a situation in which you held a growth mindset? Describe a situation in which you held a fixed mindset?

DISCUSSION QUESTION We have all failed at something at least once. What have you failed at and how did it make you feel? Did it help you in the long run? Jo compares US math classrooms to those in Japan and China" while US teachers typically give students 30 repetitive problems to practice, teachers in Japan and China that she has seen gave no more than three problems to investigate and struggle through understanding (p. 53-54). In what ways, do either of these depictions resonate with your experiences when you were in school? How do you define struggle with respect to learning? How does your view of struggle influence your learning (in work and in life)? How can we support children (or others) to accept mistakes as a learning opportunity? Given that it's a whole cultural change, how can we help everyone around us learn to love mistakes, struggle and failure? After reading this chapter, in what ways do you feel more prepared to embrace struggle in your learning?