Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset
To begin, I have not heard of Carol Dweck before. However, I
have heard of this approach with respect to praising effort that children put
forth rather than simply guessing the right answer or “innate” intelligence.
This can sometimes be owed to different opportunities available to respective
children. However, with an especial thank to technology in today’s culture,
virtually anyone can excel with hard work. Furthermore, I think that I fell
victim to having a fixed mindset as a small child since I was an honor roll
student. It was easy and it felt good to apply the fundamental attribution
error to my academic progress. But, as I have matured I have learned otherwise.
My courses at OU quickly taught me that my “natural” intelligence could only
get me so far (which wasn’t very far). Thus, I realized sentiments like the
things Carol Dweck expressed. In addition, I have done many case studies with
respect to this approach and I fully appreciate and agree with it. Ergo, I would
love to learn more about this way of learning. I feel like it is the best way
to create an all-inclusive community of learning, to promote a thorough foundation
of a will to learn, prevent stagnation and to avoid disenfranchisement of individuals
who may feel inadequate.
Image of Carol Dweck with a quote from TED Talk
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