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Eng100 03/28/17 Mindsets I have recently read “Teachers, Parents Often Misuse Growth Mindset Research , Carol Dweck Says” by Carol Dweck and in this article , she talk about the plus side of teaching students or your kids at home to have a growth mindset vs fixed mindset. You probably asking yourself what is a mindset. Mindset is a simple idea discovered by world renowned Stand University psychologist Carol Dweck in decades of research on achievement and success idea that make all the difference On the other hand , I read “The Perils of Growth Mindset Education” by Alfie Kohn , he/she talk about how teaching Dweck way will handicap our kids and student.” A 2010 study found that when students whose self-worth hinges on their performance face the prospect of failure, it doesn’t help for them to adopt a growth mindset. In fact, those who did so were even more likely to give themselves an excuse for screwing up — a strategy known as “self-handicapping” — as compared to those with the dreaded fixed mindset.” said Alfie Kohn. “In a fixed mindset, people believe their bacic qualities, like their intelligence are simply fixed traits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence instead of developing them. 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.” Dweck said. After learning whats a growth and fixed mindset, I wonder what was my mindset in my early years of learn and do I have the same mindset. How did my mindset impact my abilities of learn as a student. Far back I can remember I had a growth mindset. I don't think someone had to teach my why or how to had a growth mindset like Dweck trying to do. As a young boy I just know if I had hard and take my time I will the right answer. When i did not get the right answer nobody didn't praise for trying hard. My teacher will ask me how did I get this answer and she will let me find what i was doing right to get it. I will try a simple problem like the one I got right until I know what i'm doing. You can say I was will to learn as a young boy. Everything was still new and fresh to me. If I had someone giving me a star will I’m get the problem wrong. I believe my learning process will be different. I will be so depend on someone cheers me all the way. I see where Kohn coming from with the handicap. The real world not going to do that. As a college student a carry the same growth mindset. A growth mindset is necessary because they're going to be so many new things that you going to have to learn. Maybe very difficult to process in your mind what they fixed mind set. My first day in English class we had to vote for what website we going to use for the assignment. Starting my first with a fixed mindset scared of use something new I voted for none. Glading I must be in a class full with growth mindset more than half voted for weebly. When I got home using a growth mindset I made a weebly and play around with it , trying to get the hang out the website. I end up really like weebly. It's better than handing in paper the old way. Without a growth mindset I will never get through a class learn something in chemistry. I believe everybody should have a growth mindset. What's the benefits of having a growth mindset, you may ask. I enjoy doing the work, even when I’m not good at it. “This is wonderful feature of the growth mindset. You don’t have to think you’re already great at something to want to do it and to enjoy doing it” Dweck said. I improve myself insight and self esteem. A lot of studies I know drop out of school because of terrible at estimating their abilities. You know how something you feel stupid when learning something new. People with fixed mindset feel not smart when they make mistake. When I feel stupid , is when I work on something for a long time and I start to figure it out and i was over thinking it. As you can see why I growth mindset is the mindset everybody should have in life. I think we need to way a better way to teach the way of a growth mindset. I don’t want to handicap our future worker. Assignment page Academic Mindsets Argument
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johnny louangphom
2/21/2017 04:54:14 am
I like how you wrote this! keep it up bro just remain focused!
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Jahbrill
2/21/2017 05:37:47 pm
Thanks bro
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Johnny louangphom
2/28/2017 03:55:06 am
you stated "As a college student a carry the same growth mindset. A growth mindset is necessary because they're going to be so many new things that you going to have to learn." I am the same way now always got to keep an open mind when it comes to learning new things! keep at it bro!
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