Growing up my parents always told me to be good in school. They made sure I was getting my homework done and getting good grades but really they don't know how school is in America. School was getting tough, the work was getting harder and it mainly became stressful when I couldn't get things done on time or figure out the answer to a problem. My goal every year was to get A's or B's to make my parents proud with the fixed mindset that I can do it just like everyone else, but I was wrong Google says that a fixed mindset is when people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed trait. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. They also believe that talent alone creates success—without effort. They're wrong. Throughout high school I struggled a lot I wasn't getting the grades that I wanted and I was barely going to school. The other kids in my class were getting A's and I'm sitting there thinking to myself that I'm not smart enough or that I don't belong there or that I can't do it. I was basically giving up before I tried to put in effort. September 2016 I started my first semester of college I was nervous at first but I knew I had to take a different approach this time, that giving up wasn't an option. The mindset I had now was growth mindset. Google defines growth mindset to be when people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. Carol Dweck a psychology professor at the university of Stanford wrote an article called Teachers, Parents Often Misuse Growth Mindset Research and states "growth mindset" – the belief that the brain is like a muscle that can grow stronger through hard work." meaning you can become better at reading, writing, or whatever the subject maybe if you motivate yourself to work hard and not give up. There is a quote many people say "practice makes perfect" if you wanna become a better reader you're gonna read more. if you wanna become a better writer your gonna practice writing more. if you wanna become better at math you're gonna do more math problems. What I'm trying to get at is if you wanna become good or better at something you are gonna work your butt off until you reach your goal. Dweck theory states "it's harmful to tell your kids that they're smart because when they eventually do struggle in school, they might think they're not so smart after all. Ultimately, they become afraid of challenges and less resilient when faced with obstacles." students misjudge their abilities to be successful instead of finding another method they quit and try to take the easy way out. You can't build an empire overnight things like that take time. your academic skills are the same way you can't build on it overnight you got to give it time to develop. Alfie Kohn writes an article called The Perils of "Growth Mindset Education where he thinks otherwise, he believes that we should fix the system instead of trying to teach growth mindset to the kids. In a research study Kohn did in 2010 the results show that "When students whose self-worth hinges on their performance face the prospect of failure, it doesn't help for them to adopt a growth mindset. In fact, those who did so were even more likely to give themselves an excuse for screwing up- a strategy known as self-handicapping. As compared to those with the dreaded fixed mindset." Meaning that if students are so focused on school they may suffer rather than benefit from it." Meaning that if you keep telling your child good job even though he is wrong how will you ever know if he'll develop any skill. Parents these days shouldn't have to do that their child, if they get an answer wrong instead of telling them good job you should tell maybe we should try something different and see if that works. What happens if someone tells them that the answer is wrong, they might not be able to handle the truth and can break down their motivation. Be confident in yourself and your abilities to become better, challenge yourself until you fail so you can make room for improvements. You will not achieve your goals by having a fixed mindset, instead try having a growth mindset and see how far it will take you.
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Jahbrill Washington
2/27/2017 02:41:50 pm
getting As and Bs can be pretty stressful , i only can image. my mom was just happy if i attend school and was on time
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