Hello there, beautiful creatures!
Tonight, we are going to discuss this game-changing topic known as the #GrowthMindset. I had never heard of the Growth Mindset before, or the creator, Carol Dweck, for that matter. After watching a few videos explaining and discussing the growth mindset, I found a lot of things to be rather interesting about it as well as points that I agreed with; for instance, when the word "yet" is used with a child. This word used in various manners can change a child's complete outlook on school and other parts of their lives. To receive the words "not yet" when they receive a bad grade, versus a grade of an "F" makes that child feel as though they have a second chance instead of being labeled as a failure.
In regards to myself, I would say that I am about an 85% on the growth mindset scale when it comes to my school work. In other portions of my life, I'd give myself a 90% - 95% on the growth mindset scale.
When I first arrived to OU, I definitely endured a major growth segment... Well more so, a reality check and THEN the growth segment. After graduation, it hadn't dawned on me that I was also graduating from the days of making A's and B's in classes that seemed difficult to other students, being apart of NHS, and NTHS, I felt that things were going to continue on that way once I got to college. BOY, was I wrong!!! The false thought of ease and and comfort were evaporated as the reality of difficulty, sleepless nights, and tears falling down my cheeks each day after class.
I reevaluated my life.
Talked some sense into myself, as did loved ones.
Got it together.
But God...
The year after that, the entire script flipped, I earned a spot on the Dean's honor roll, a year after that, became a teaching assistant, became more involved on campus and in the community.
My biggest challenges I face when learning knew things is find that spark of interest and really holding on to it. Procrastination, procrastination is also a factor as well.
I would definitely be interested in learning more about the growth mindset simply because I believe having a mind that is open to learning new material is vital. I also have a few classes that I would like to apply this theory to this semester. I'm confident that this growth mindset will be very beneficial for those classes.
We both experienced the same thing with our grades. Getting anything other than A's and B's was completely foreign to me when I came to OU. Everything about college life at OU was new to me. It was my first time living on my own and moving away from family and familiarity. I had so many more responsibilities than I was used to having. I'm looking forward to continuing to learn about growth mindset and hopefully be in a different mindset than when I started the semester.
ReplyDeleteHi Bri, I think you're right about the fact that if a child is told "not yet" instead of being given an F that they have a second chance. I feel like so many students just give up when they automatically receive an F on an assignment. However, you must try again in order to better yourself and your future!
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