Student Growth Mindset

In many cases parent’s role model is helping their children to grow with growth mindset mentality. One of the responsibilities of Parent’s job is to takecare their children and guide to the right direction. Therefore, kids should have an opportunity to think like growth mindset mentality. For instance, children with fixed mindset could learn how they feed themselves from their parent and learn how to interact with environment. Every child knows something new from their parents because they can learn through the process. According to Dweck study, “Speed and Perfection are the enemies of difficulty learning:” If you think I am smart when I am fast and perfect, I had better not take on anything challenging.”

There’s a saying that everyone’s said at least once in their lifetime, I’m sure. It’s so cliché, but now I know that there is so much truth behind it. “Believe in yourself.” Rather than giving up on yourself, use your failures to make you better. Learn how to bounce back from adversity and learn from those experiences. This is called using your growth mindset. According to Carol Dweck, research psychologist, in her book Mindset, “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. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.” It wasn’t until the summer between my junior and senior year of high school that I learned this and of course I learned it the hard way. I had played club basketball for four summers in a row with the Longmont Rush basketball club. I loved the game of basketball and I had spent countless hours working on my skills on the court. I even wanted to play in college. I already had schools scouting me. Unfortunately, in my final season, just before my senior year, my biggest fear came true.

It’s difficult to be a successful author in today’s day and age, as there is competition everywhere, and it is easy to be drowned out, no matter how hard you try to put your name out into the world. Generally we tend to think of success as how much money an author makes or how well known they are among the common populace. However, true success should be defined by the quality of the story, regardless of how many people know it, and the satisfaction of having written it, regardless of how much it made. It takes a willingness to grow and to work hard to achieve literary success and notoriety. A successful author develops a growth mindset through the education and life experience they receive from their younger years into adulthood. Carol Dweck in Ken Bain’s What the Best College Students Do, describes a growth mindset as having a mastery perspective, “they believe that they can master something and grow in their abilities if they try. If they don’t succeed, they look for new strategies rather than deciding they ‘just can’t do it.’...Mastery students think abilities can expand. The helpless they’re fixed (Bain 109).” A growth mindset and strong ethos is critical to the success of authors as is demonstrated in the lives and works of Richard Adams, Dan Abnett and Hunter S. Thompson.

A wise person said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” The book, Mindset written by Carol Dweck, is about the growth mindset and the fixed mindset. Dweck analyzed how these mindsets have an impact on a person’s ability to succeed academically. The book is crucial because it contains many brilliant ideas which, if individuals follow, will lead them to success. In her book, there are three chapters that cover learning, effort, failure, ability, accomplishment, and sports talent. Carol Dweck’s text Mindset addresses the current concern regarding academic success, with which I agree.

The article focused on how student’s mindset had a huge role in how they did in their classes and outside in the real world. The two different mindset were, a fixed-mindset and a growth-mindset. A fixed-mindset described kids that believed that one was born gifted, however a growth-mindset was used to describe kids who believed you could grow and expand your knowledge. The author claimed that kids with a growth-mindset become more successful because they learn how to solve their problems. In a study that the author participated in and was run by Lisa Blackwell of Columbia university and Kali H. Trzaskowski of Stanford University, they found that kids with a growth-mindset felt that it was more important to learn than to get a good grade. With

The West Virginia Black Bears baseball team had another loss recently, before a home crowd of 1,414. Manager Wyatt Toregas was quoted saying "The thing that's holding us back is our mindset, I don't think our mindset was very good today”. “We are going to address that, and we are going to see a different type of mindset and effort level and an urge to get the job done" (Murray, 2015). It is not disputed that frame of mind is an important factor in succeeding in sports, business or life, but what would it take to change the mindset of the masses from a fixed to a growth in the United States and would we see a reduction in crime and other social problems? The fixed mindset has been taught in many facets across

Student who have growth mindsets are willing to go above and beyond and know that they will achieve as long as they work hard. A fixed mindset student thinks they don’t need to work hard because they are smart and good at it. Teacher, parents, and coaches have a great effect on what types of attitudes students will have. Adults need express themselves in a way that focuses on the students’ effort. Teachers can say, oh I am sorry you didn’t learn anything. Lets try something that will help you learn. For example, my cheerleading coach was the only person I knew to have a growth mindset. She would say things like, the other team must have put in more time, but we will have to work harder next time. She was so motivating, I respected her and never wanted to let the team down. I want my students to develop a growth mindset because it will make them go further in life. Having a growth mindset will allow students to achieve their goals and overall be a better

Our children are the future of our country. The education they receive is crucial. Our children should always be taught, at home and at school, that they have the potential to succeed and accomplish whatever they dream of. A growth mindset concept will benefit these children early on by coming into the classroom and flooding them with positivity. Phrases like "I can't", will be in the past if this concept can be implemented early on. This concept can transform these students’ mindsets both at home, and at school to teach them to achieve any level they desire.

When reflecting on my progress to date, I believe I am exhibiting a growth mindset. The reason I feel as though I am exhibiting a growth mindset is because making the transition from high school to college, I knew there would be challenges and I will have to adjust myself to the college life and actually be on my own. In college, I knew my education would continue and that I will be learning way harder lessons than in high school. The work load would be more overwhelming, instead of me going to sleep at 11:30 pm, I found myself going to sleep at like 2 or 3:00 am in the morning due to me typing up a paper.

We are not stuck with what we are born with; each person’s true potential is unknown, and any mind can be cultivated. Like digging up new ground, the old dirt is broken and mixed with the newer soil, creating a new rich environment for growth, but it takes a lot of effort, time, energy, and perseverance. Seeking challenges and avoiding comfort may be the deciding factor between moving forward or standing still.

After taking the mindset quiz I discovered I have a growth mindset. I was not initially surprised by the result, knew where I stood on terms of being open or closed minded when it comes to people's intelligence and abilities; however I've never had a name for it and I was surprised to learn the benefits of having a growth mindset. Furthermore, I've never thought of about how it would apply to teaching (rather than teaching my own children) prior to taking the quiz. Now that I've considered the options I believe that it could potentially be detrimental for students if their teacher has a closed mindset. I believe this because, if a teacher thinks a struggling child has no chance for improvement due to born intelligence or skill, then they will

There are certain times when I feel like I can’t be what I want to be because of some aspects like the competitive and high standards schools. I thought that maybe I wasn’t good enough to achieve my goals. I worry about paying tuitions, finding jobs and starting my own business. That goal is me being a Dentist and starting up my own clinic someday.

A person with a growth mindset in math is very different from a person with a fixed mindset. Someone with a growth mindset in math will most likely learn more than someone with a fixed mindset. Having a growth mindset in math allows you to learn new things and expand your knowledge.

According to the results of mindset quiz, it has resulted that I have a the characteristics of a "Growth Mindset". I truly agree with the assessment because I have seen in the Prezi that those with Growth mindsets embrace challenges and strives to never give up. I've been told these exact characteristics by people and I have noticed on my own as well. I've also seen that the goals set for those with growth mindsets are high and I that relates to myself. Dr. Angela Duckworths key to success is grit, which is passion and determination to reach the level of success you have aimed for. I one-hundred percent will follow through with her teachings in college so I could make my dreams a reality.

There are many ways a growth mindset can affect an individual. Commonly growth mindsets have a more positive effect on your life. The mindset you attain, growth or fixed, is dependent on the views you adopt from a young age. There are much more pros than cons for a growth-minded person compared to a fixed minded person. One of the ways growth mindset is more beneficial than a fixed mindset is that intelligence is developed over time. A growth mindset is associated with the desire to learn and the ability to continue despite an obstacle, whereas fixed mindset is associated with the desire to appear smart and will give up easier when faced with an obstacle. A few more differences between the two are growth mindset focuses on learning from criticism and is inspired by others' success, while fixed mindset ignores useful feedback and is threatened by others' success.