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.
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