This is the first time I have heard of a growth mindset, and the first time of Dr. Dweck. I found her TED Talk interesting, and agreed with many of her points. From experience, I would say that students who believe they can improve are the ones who improve the most. On the robotics team I mentor, I teach students how to program robots - the students who believe in themselves the most are the ones I find are the most successful.
I think Growth Mindset's detractors also bring up excellent points, but they are mainly focused on how our education system fails to implement the growth mindset strategy. From the article by Paunesku, I thought it was a good idea to try to measure students' opportunities, but I think it would have been even more helpful if he had proposed a more concrete way to do that. I believe that their ideas for improving how children are assessed could be integrated with the simple philosophy that students with a mindset toward improvement tend to succeed more in the long run.
I am going to engage more with the growth mindset material as the semester goes on. I think it will help me overcome areas of my life where I may struggle with a fixed mindset. In class and in my hobbies I tend to have a growth mindset because I am very competitive and perfectionistic - when I make mistakes or lose competitions, I analyze my performance and try to figure out ways to improve for the next time. However, I feel trapped sometimes in routines and feel like I can never break free - I think if I can start analyzing these things like I do sports or robotics I can improve the quality of my life.
I think Growth Mindset's detractors also bring up excellent points, but they are mainly focused on how our education system fails to implement the growth mindset strategy. From the article by Paunesku, I thought it was a good idea to try to measure students' opportunities, but I think it would have been even more helpful if he had proposed a more concrete way to do that. I believe that their ideas for improving how children are assessed could be integrated with the simple philosophy that students with a mindset toward improvement tend to succeed more in the long run.
I am going to engage more with the growth mindset material as the semester goes on. I think it will help me overcome areas of my life where I may struggle with a fixed mindset. In class and in my hobbies I tend to have a growth mindset because I am very competitive and perfectionistic - when I make mistakes or lose competitions, I analyze my performance and try to figure out ways to improve for the next time. However, I feel trapped sometimes in routines and feel like I can never break free - I think if I can start analyzing these things like I do sports or robotics I can improve the quality of my life.
The Growth Mindset Memes blog reminds me to reflect (Link)
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