Doing my academic mindset project , I worked by myself. I think this approach was pretty good , I was able to sit back and just think about the mind set I had once it came to school at my own pace. I thought about my earlier mindset from high school and compare it to what I had now . It really helped me put my draft together. The most difficult part of my writing process was putting my ideas out and organizing it on paper. I had to remove a paragraph because it felt really out of place and unorganized. I fixed this by just moving around certain sentences until it looked a bit better. I chose to write about Growth and Fixed mindsets because this was a topic I more comfortable with and it just felt easier to talk about my mindset. For this draft , I didn't follow my original writing process plan 100% , which was I was still getting distracting by social media. I find myself just cruising on the internet while doing my paper , whenever I notice I was getting off track , I just continue working on my draft.
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In the article , Teachers, Parents Often Misuse Growth Mindset Research , Carol Dweck , a Psychology Professor from Stanford University , believe that “too many students are hobbled by the belief that intelligence is a fixed trait”. In a fixed mindset , people believe that intelligence or talent is something that your are just born with . Someone with a fixed mindset would stop trying if they come across a challenge , most because they think their not good or smart enough to complete it. According to Dweck this isn’t true . She believe that your brain is like a muscle that can grow stronger. Someone , with a growth mindset believe that with effort , hard work and dedication. Carol Dweck believe that having a growth mindset is key to being successful academically, students with a growth mindset will look at their failures differently than someone with a fixed mindset. Those with a growth mindset will look at their failures as a learning experience and would learn and put in more effort next time . Someone with a fixed mindset would try to avoid the conflict that led to their failure and just give up. She has proven that students with growth mindset perform better than those with a fixed mindset.
Now , how can you adopt a growth mindset ? Dweck explain to us the major impact parents and teachers have on a children's mindset. She theorize that “parents' well-intention ed praise contributes to the formation of unproductive fixed-mindset thoughts” This is because if you tell someone that they are smart and they come across a difficult challenge , they will try to avoid the problem in order to keep their image of being smart. So , the best way to praise a student is to say things like “Wow , you studied more and you grades on test is hard” or “ You did great , now let's see what we can do to make it better next time” Your mindset can determine your future. As I’m thinking about my earlier school years , I mostly had a fixed mindset. However , if I’m having trouble in a class and there’s is a good chance I could fail. My mindset would change into a growth mindset because I really don’t want to fail. For example in my chemistry class in my junior year of high school , I wasn’t studying for my test as much as I was suppose to and i spent most of the time in the class fooling around on the iPad given to us for the school year so , I ended up failing the first quarter. For the last 3 quarters I had to flip the switch and focus on the class so i could do good in it. I moved myself in the front of class , studied harder, stay after school for extra help and I ended up getting a low B. ( my first quarter failure really hurt my final grade.) My failure forced me to change and work harder. If I kept my fixed mindset , i would had just fail the class. When it came to math , I always had a fixed mindset. I always thought I was naturally bad at math. I just tried to do whatever I can to just get a passing grade even if it was just a C and I would be content with it. I never made a real effort to get extra help and receive a higher grade because I thought I was bad at math. As of now , I believe my mindset is a mix between fixed and growth. I go in every class thinking I’m gonna do good in it. When I thought I was bad at math , I didn’t go to a math class thinking I’m gonna fail. I knew I had to put in extra work for me to pass but I was willing to ask question if I was having problems in it. I know that I will be able to perform a lot better in math now. There are multiple ways to improve and I can’t say I suck at it if I don’t go out my way to do better. The literature, Teaching Adolescents to Become Learners [...] (Chicago University). Talks and explains and talk about four academics which are belonging ( I belong in this academic community , Growth Mindset ( My ability and competence grow with my effort ) , Self-efficacy ( I can succeed at this) and Relevance/Purpose ( This work has value for me.) The mindset I selected was Self-efficacy, in order to do well in a class , you must have confidence and believe in yourself but at the same , you shouldn’t get too cocky .
In my first semester , I was taking DPR 100 and we pretty much had to do weekly assignments that was posted on web study. Now , let me remind you this class wasn’t too difficult but I underestimated the assignments and I thought I didn’t have to put in much effort into the class. I ended up getting a C instead of a B or A simply because I thought I didn’t have to put in much effort to get a good grade. Also, having confidence in your self is key to succeeding in classes in general. When it came to math classes I had little confidence in myself, I didn’t believe that I could get a high grade because I used to think that I sucked at it. If I originally believed in myself and tried my best to succeed I could had done better. After my first semester , I realize that I’m capable of doing better and the first step of being successful is believing in yourself. (Sounds pretty cliché, I know.) In the article Teachers, Parents Often Misuse Growth Mindset Research by Carol Dweck , a Professor at Stanford University talked about how most students believe that intelligence is a fixed trait . However this isn’t true. She tells us that your brain could get stronger. If someone think that they suck at math, That person won’t make an attempt to get better at it because he/she think they’re not smart enough for it. Parents could help their kid’s brain getting stronger by properly praising them. However, you shouldn’t be praising them solely by their effort. If a child is trying his or her best but they are not making progress and getting everything wrong, you shouldn’t praise them. Doing so would make the child develop a fixed mindset and they would give up.
In the article The Perils of "Growth Mindset Education" , Alfie Kohn disagree with Carol Dweck statements about growth mindset. Alfie Kohn want to fix the school education systems. He believe that teachers should have different ways of teaching their students because everyone learn things differently. According to Dweck , In a growth mindset , people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work , brains and talent are just the starting point. In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities , like their intelligence or talent are only fixed traits. I have a combination of the two. I mostly have a growth mindset , I’m always willing to learn , try new things and take advice's , even outside of school but before this class , I had a fixed mindset math. I used to think that math wasn’t for me and that I just naturally suck at it because I felt like I wasn’t getting better at it. I would study for my Math tests by working on extra problems but still end up failing the test. However , this topic helped me change that mindset. FAMILY REUNION In the early 2000s , my grandmother hosted a family reunion at her house in NYC. Before the reunion , I didn’t know a lot of my family and they didn’t know really know me too. Before then , I would spend most of the time with the family that lived in Manhattan . I went out of the city to see some of my other family members before but that was it. My grandmother wanted to see her brother , sister , their kids and so on. So , this is where the family reunion came to play. I was very young so, the idea of meeting almost all my family was mind boggling( first time attending a family reunion). So , I was very stoked about the reunion. On the day of the reunion , I arrived with dad , my mom was already there because she was helping my grandmother cook. I enter the house and I saw people that I literally never seen before. I had the same reaction as a 5 year old kid seeing disney world for the first time , it was crazy and the house was decorated and smelled amazing .
The house was decorated with ribbons , balloons. , long tables covered with white cloth with flower pots and snacks for the kids to grab. The reunion however , mostly took place outside in my grandma backyard on a huge deck. Man , once I got outside , the smell of the food hit me hard and it smelled like Heaven , everyone was talking to each other , eating and dancing to the music . My mom introduced me some of my families members and I realize how big my family is. Even though everyone wasn’t there , it was cool to see everyone connecting and having a good time. Afterwards the family activities begin ! Before the family reunion started my Grandma asked everyone to introduce themselves. This was one of my favorite parts of the reunion , due to the fact I was able to learn more about some of my family members that I have never seen before. I learned that I had another Police Officer in the family, two of my olders cousins played college football. After this I went to my Uncle’s room their name are Kendy ( Age 14 ) and Bradley (18). At the party , this room was where all the entertainment was . They invited some friends earlier , they were watching family guy on the TV , I remember having to squeeze my way through because there was a decent amount of people in the room , since some of my other cousins was there too . This moment was super chill and relaxing because everyone was in the room just telling jokes , laughing and playing video games . Since I was the youngest one in the room , I wasn’t giving the chance to play video games that often . My Uncle’s would give me a unplugged controller and have me believe I was playing when I wasn’t ( I was too young to realize this). After , I was finish I went back outside to the deck and continue dancing and eating until everyone eventually got tired. Eventually , people start leaving but some of relatives stayed for the night since they drove from another state. As I think about the reunion again , it was a really good event that helped the family connect. My Grandma , one of the oldest members of the family , is really the ropes that help hold the family together. We haven’t a reunion since then but I still see some of my extended family every once in a blue moon. But , it doesn’t have the same magical feeling that a family reunion have. Having almost all your aunts , uncles , cousins in the same house with your grandparents along with long time family friends under the same roof having a good time and enjoying each other company is something that I’m grateful for because not everyone is able to do this. We haven’t been able to do a family reunion like this ever again due to everyone being busy or live far away and don’t have the chance to go. Back when I was younger , I used to live in NYC and would always be at my grand mother house. One day , there was a party that she hosted in her home in the East Side of Manhattan. Literally almost everyone from my mom side of the family attended this party. It was basically a family get-together kinda thing. Everyone was talking , eating laughing and having a good time. Doing , the party , my uncles pretty invited his friends over and I remember watching Family Guy with them (The earlier seasons of Family Guy is way better than the latest ones in my opinion) and "playing" video games with them. Since I was just a little kid , I wasn't giving the chance to play when I ask. What my Uncle tend to do was give me a controller that wasn't plug in and I actually thought I was playing the game when I wasn't. The family reunion in general was just feel with happiness (sorry for sounding cheesy) and it would be nice to have another one again.
I'm using this scene because there hasn't been a get together like this for a long time. Most of the family is older and is often busy or moved somewhere else. To this day , there hasn't been a family reunion since then and it kinda sucks to not be able to see everyone at once. I still see some of my family members and other friends every once in a while at party or when I'm visiting NY. It's nice to catch-up to everyone but , something about the family reunion at my grandma feels pretty nostalgic . Not gonna lie , I don't think I ever heard of this word before class on Thursday. After class and doing a little more research the word became more clear to me. A Hiraeth is Homesickness , or an intense longing for a home you can't return to , or that never was. I already know what I'm going to be talking about , which is my home in NYC. I'm not talking about the home that I lived in but , my grand mother house . I have more memories at my grandma than I do at the home that I used to lived in. While my grandma was pretty cool and sometime strict , she also has two sons named Kendy and Bradley who I spend most of my time with. I don't want to get into too much details here since I'm going to be talking about this topic in my next blog post.
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WoodyHey guys , Woody here. This is where I'm going to blog about different things. ( I also enjoy memes )
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