Growth Mindset: Article to Develop Growth Mindset

Article: 25 Simple Ways to Develop a Growth Mindset

As mentioned in the article title, this article was written about how to develop a growth mindset. The methods listed in the passage are based on Carol Dwecks suggestion that students with a fixed mindset will reject learning if it means not being wrong. Thus, she promotes the growth mindset that we had read about earlier in the semester. Personally, I feel the first method addressed is the most important and essential to the growth mindset approach. It says that "acknowledge and embrace imperfections." She cites that avoiding ones shortcomings will result in an everlasting obstacle that will never be overcame. Moreover, I feel this validates a pre-existing belief of mine. However, one thing that I didn't ever care to ponder was how helpful it would be to stop seeking approval. Dweck claims that, "when your prioritize approval over learning, you make a large sacrifice for your  learning potential. "Furthermore, approach number 12 really spiked my interest by making the claim that one should refine genius. Thus, I followed the link listed and learned about scheduling a learning framework and becoming one's own boss with regard to how they learn.

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