1. Failure

2. 1. What does failure mean? 2. What does it take to succeed? - in school, in life, in business? 3. For students, is failure good or bad? 4. Can failure be good/ useful? - How? Warm up

3. Do you agree?

4. Levels of School in the US Elementary: 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th Middle: 6 th, 7 th, 8 th High: 9, 10, 11, 12 (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) College/University: 2-4 years usually (A.A., A.S., A.A.S. or BA, BS) University Graduate School: MA, MS, PhD

5. IQ

6. Stratospheric

7. Parallelogram

8. West Point Military Academy

9. National Spelling Bee pococurante

10. Grit is a Key to Success

11. Let's Watch and Take Notes Video 1 – Failure is good – Learning Write what you understand... NOT what you see!

12. What did you learn? 1. If not failing, not learning. 2. Struggling helped people learn. – Making mistakes, helped learn better 3. Mistakes teach better. 4. If it sounds good, it's not practice. 5. (anything else...?)

13. Watch and Listen Video 2 – Failure is good – Growth mindset Take simple notes. Listen more.

14. What did you learn? Fixed Growth - Are, or are not - Work hard, can master - Study less - Study harder “You're so smart.” “Great work. You worked hard.” - scored 20% less! - scored 30% more!

15. Famous Failures

16. Discussion Questions 1. When have you failed on your way towards a success? 2. How does failure feel? 3. Do you have a fear of failure? 4. Do you have a different view of failure after watching the videos? 5. What's your view towards failure now?