Our brain can grow

There is no doubt that Matilda is an intelligent girl and for her age and she also values learning and spends most of her time reading books. Now, let’s take a pause to discuss whether in the last few weeks if you have been curious about how our brain actually works. The group was surprised when told that our brains can grow and if we challenge ourselves, we can learn anything!

It is not correct to believe that people are born with only a certain amount of intelligence and there is nothing we can do to change that, this view is called a fixed mindset. In fact, science tells us that intelligence can be developed with effort and an open mindset to challenges, a growth mindset.

Let’s watch a short video that summarizes the concept of fixed mindset and growth mindset:

Now let’s reflect from our past learnings. Can you recall a time when you wanted to learn something new? Maybe you weren’t particularly good at it in the beginning. What did you do? Did you give up right away or did you take any action to get better? How did you feel when you were faced with a challenge? How did you feel when you improved or got better at a new skill?