Growth Mindset



I have heard of the growth mindset before from my AP psychology class in high school but I don’t remember learning about Carol Dweck. I really like the growth mindset and believe in it whole heartedly. There are some moments when I have a fixed mindset because my parents have always driven me to make perfect scores no matter what and I get stressed out and so focused on trying to get that perfect score that I cram and don’t actually truly learn the material. My biggest challenge when it comes to learning new things is how others perceive me. I work really hard and have always put a lot on my plate, for example: taking more credit hours because I wanted to challenge myself and be able to handle more. However, others seemed to care more about my grades than I do. People would make bets on my test scores or make comments like “Oh, of course Rosa made a 100 on that test, why bother asking” so then I would feel worse when I didn’t. I would love to learn more about the growth mindset throughout the semester, it would help me a lot! I am honestly really excited about this class; this is the one class I took for enjoyment. The rest of my classes are really stressful classes.

Growth Mindset Inspirational Quote: Pinterest

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  1. Laura GibbsAugust 21, 2017 at 3:19 PM

    That is such a great graphic, Rosa, and I can totally relate to what you are saying here about how other people's judgments can really hold you back. I hope this class will be a chance where you can go your own way to see what and how much you can learn. For me, it is so fun to teach a class that works like that, because as a result of people pursuing their own interests, I get to learn all kinds of things I never would have even thought to study myself! :-)

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