I am glad that I was able to encounter the Growth Mindset research
by Carol Dewck. Although I have never
heard of her, I find the “not yet” approach something that should be used not
only with children in elementary and junior high, but also with young adults in
high school. After watching the videos,
I started questioning myself as a whole, and how I act towards things that are
not necessarily comfortable to me academically. I used to be that student who
had to have A’s, and it was not until recently before I changed my major from
engineering that I understood that it was okay to receive grades lower than an A.
Receiving a B/C grade when you put in hard work, time, and effort gives you the
motivation to try harder in comparison to receiving an easy A in my opinion.
I went to multiple
schools throughout my life, and I felt challenged as to why I was not learning
the given information like some of the students. I believed the main reason why some subjects
were harder than others was because of the different teaching styles that were being used. In comparison to the schools I
attended in Texas and Oklahoma, the schools on the east coast particularly in
the DMV (Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia) area, teachers were more
attentive to their students and their learning capabilities, but their approach
was different. Students were split into
different categories or levels of learning.
There were three different math, science, and English classes, and the
teachers gave students work that was only beneficial for their learning level unless
they were in the advance classes. As a kid, you think “okay, this is cool”, but
now after watching the videos I wonder if it has hinder those who were
not in the advance courses.
The videos over Growth Mindset has me thinking what can I do
to change about my behavior both academically and personally, and how can I become more open and comfortable when I encounter something challenging. I think this would be useful especially with
my Hebrew courses. This semester I am
taking nine hours of the language, and I feel like I can make progress with the
Growth Mindset approach.
"Success is not easy and is certainly not for the lazy." - Samantha Saifer-Berngard
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