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Growth Mindset


Growth Mindset


I had never heard of Carol Dweck or the growth mindset before. I gained knowledge about this topic through several videos; Carol Dweck TED Talk, “The Power of Believing That You Can Improve”,“Make Challenge the New Comfort Zone” and “How to Help Every Child Fulfil Their Potential”.

After watching the videos I definitely think I have room to improve when it comes to having a growth mindset. I've learnt that i need to get a bit more out of my comfort zone and push myself further. During sports I have a better mindset because I'm always trying to improve. I want to apply the mindset I have in sports to more things in my daily life.

Image 1: Growth VS Fixed Mindset
https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2017/06/misinterpreting_the_growth_mindset_why_were_doing_students_a_disservice.html

I'd be very interested to learn more about the growth mindset this semester. I currently find it challenging to break through the stage of getting things wrong. I sometimes lack motivation to persevere and try again. I think the more I learn about this mindset the more I will develop an understanding of how important the process is and not just the outcome.

I hope to build on my current knowledge from last year. I want to improve my knowledge on the tools on adobe illustrator and photoshop. I hope to develop my skill set throughout all classes.

I thought the 'Grade not yet' system mentioned in "How to Help Every Child Fulfil Their Potential" was a really clever method for learning.




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  1. Jordan Dempsey6 October 2019 at 13:11

    Hello Lauren,
    I enjoyed hearing your opinions about growth mindset. I agree that having a growth mindset is a field in which every simple one of us need to improve on. I liked that you talked about how you feel about the subject of the subject and how you are thinking into the future and want to improve. If I were to say one thing I think needs improving is that you used different fonts and different sizes for some of the text.

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