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Guiding Inquiry Question : How can we re-adjust the mindset of a student that believes they are “not a math person”? (How can we foster a positive mindset in students who have spent significant time believing they can’t do math?) Motivating idea : More often than not, when we get a class of high school students, they have already entrenched themselves into a mindset. I n an ideal world, students would be educated to have a growth mindset and believe in their potential from the beginning throughout their education. But that is not the case. So my inquiry is focused on what societal factors contribute to fixed mindsets and prevent self-efficacy, or belief in oneself, and what strategies can be used to adjust students toward growth and reaching their potential. Contact with the real world : I have collected anecdotal evidence through informal conversations with students (in an out of math class), teaching staff (math and non-math), misc. school staff, and parents. This ...