Throughout my life I have always coasted through everything that I have ever done. When it came to school you could describe me as an average student when compared to my friends, I always did the bare minimum that I needed to pass, when it came to outside of school it was the same thing when ever my mom or dad told me to do something I always to put in the least amount of effort to accomplish it and waited to the last minute to start doing it. When I read Carol Dweck’s Mindset I learned about fixed mindset and growth mindset, Dweck explained fixed mindset is when a person sets himself up for failure mentally, they always think they wont amount to anything so they just stop trying; while growth mindset is the exact opposite of a fixed mindset, …show more content…
Sanchez, that is because in middle school the system is completely different compared to elementary school. Transitioning to middle school was a big challenge in of itself, for the first time in my school life I didn 't just have one class to go to and stay there for the whole day instead I had eight classes to go to in a span of eight hours. I had to organize my time in school and outside of school to be able to keep up. The work got harder, the grading policies toughen up, and the teachers didn 't have enough time to help me (Dweck 57). Another thing that made transitioning to middle school difficult was because instead of being in a classroom with one set of students, every class had different students that I didn 't know, all ranging with various intellects. Most of my friends were super clever, when we got our first report card most of them had straight A 's while I had a mix of A 's and B 's and C 's. As soon as I saw their grades I immediately shriveled up, made up excuses to friends about why I didn 't get straight A 's like them. I said things like “the teacher should have bumped me up a few points or the teacher has something against me.” I was able to handle myself adequate enough for a few months but eventually I just got tired of having to give up my time to do my homework and study when I could be playing video games. My fixed mindset led me to make up …show more content…
My sophomore year I was introduced to tennis, I immediately fell in love with it, but the problem was that my grades were too low for my parents. My mom told me that only way I would be able to play tennis was to get my grades up or else I wouldn 't be able to play at all (Martha). I immediately started to study in hopes of being able to get grades back up to be able to play. My grades started to improve but at a cost I didn 't actually learn anything instead I just regurgitated everything that I memorized. The way I studied was completely different way that Dweck describe growth mindset people studied, I sucked all of the information from my books like a vacuum cleaner, I didn 't study to understand the subject instead I studied just to ace the test (61). Even though I was passing my tests and doing all my work like a growth minded person would, I was just doing it for my own desire of playing tennis not because I wanted to get smarter. Due to my mindset being how it was when it came time for me take the SAT 's I ended up getting low scores which stopped me from going to the college that I wanted to go to be able to play
What does it mean to be a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset? In the book Mindset – The New Psychology of Success author Carol Dweck breaks down the meanings of a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset. A fixed mindset is when a person sees their failures as being an unsuccessful person. These fixed mindsets do not aim to challenge themselves due to the possibility of not succeeding or being seen dumb. They are discouraged by failing and hold back in life. Carol Dweck describes this has unhappiness. A growth mindset is a person who welcomes failures and takes these failures as a challenge to grow from their mistakes. They have the drive to push through the impossible, since to them there is no impossible. A Clear representation of growth
As far as I could remember I was never really any good at school. I couldn’t concentrate on things for no more than 5 minutes at a time I would either get discouraged or find it too easy and just give up. An author by the name of Carol Dweck wrote an article called “Brainology” in it Dweck describes that there are two types of mindsets fixed and growth. Those who are afraid to fail so they never try anything new are ones with a fixed mindset and the growth mindset are those who are not afraid to fail and find a new challenge an opportunity to learn something new. I guess you can say that I had a bit of a fixed mindset growing up I was always too scared to look stupid that I didn’t want to fail because I didn’t want to disappoint my siblings
I’ve developed a both a growth mindset and a fixed mindset due to the many challenges and obstacles that have been put in my path. So many different experiences that have made my mind gain lots of knowledge and have made me the person that I am today. There are many things that I wish to continue to learn until my brain has enough of it and there are some things that I know that no matter how hard I try, I will end up failing in the end, and that’s where parts of my fixed mindset appear. Some challenges that I have faced in life were hard such as; soccer, driving and my math classes. I have but managed to overcome some of
It was not until I read Carol S. Dweck’s “Brainology” that I realized I had a fixed mindset. I care more about getting a 4.0 than actually understanding what I am being taught and I also hate struggling. These habits are part of having a fixed mindset. It was after reading this article that I discovered I could change my mindset and be successful. Having a fixed mindset means that you believe that you and others only have a certain amount of intelligence. A growth mindset on the other hand, is believing that everyone has the ability to reach a higher level of intelligence through effort and hardwork.
There are many attitudes that form certain mindsets. Some of these mindsets can change how a person does and perceives things. Some mindsets that can do just that are Dweck’s example of a growth mindset and fixed mindsets. According to Dweck, a fixed mindset is one in where “.. students believe that intelligence is fixed..” and a fixed mindset is the “..believe that intelligence is a potential that can be realized through learning. As a result, confronting challenges, profiting from mistakes, and persevering in the face of setbacks become ways of getting smarter. Because people with growth mindsets can through setbacks, and find alternatives to better themselves; They turn to perseverance and hard work to achieve their goals.
As a result, students restrict themselves to learn and advance in their lives. This concept of fixed mindset has been disastrous to my life as a student. I did not perform well in high school so I did not develop basic skills that were essential to my growth. I have to take lower division classes to learn the concepts, in other words I am spending money and time that I could have spent to learn new skills and trade. Especially this mindset has caused me to learn how to quit. If I did not quit college when I first attended, I would have completed my degree and did not have to attend college when I have my kids waiting for me at home. After several years of deteriorating choices, I finally was able to have a growth mindset. I did not know about this concept two years ago when I decided to attend college, however this concept is a door for many possibilities. As William Shakespeare states ‘It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves” (1919). Being in a fixed mindset for so many years as a student has done this damage since it was a choice I decided to make to switch to growth mindset. I wonder how long this mindsets will have an effect on students for able to recognize which mindsets their
In the Brainology article, professor Carol Dweck put forward two mindsets: fixed mindset and growth mindset. That is an educational project that was instituted by Carol Dweck and made her famous for. That is talking about transforming student’s motivation to learn found out that people have fixed mindset or growth mindset all have profound effects on their motivation, learning and school achievement. From this article, this is particularly designed to help students break all boundaries and limits set by negative learning perspectives, while also instilling self-confidence is fixed, that each person has a certain amount and we call this a fixed mindset. A fixed mindset makes challenges threatening for students, and it makes mistakes and failures
"Those with growth mindsets reported that, after a setback in school, they would simply study more or study differently the next time" (Dweck 2) . Students in a growth mindset understand that failures are temporary setbacks. That means they must be an effort in the learning process more vigorously. Dweck shows, " Those with fixed mindsets were more likely to say that they would feel dumb, study less the next time, and seriously consider cheating "(Dweck2). By contrast, students with a fixed mindset believe strongly in innate ability. Those get a failure, they would simply think they are not smart enough ,all their efforts has been wasted. As a result, that creates a desire to give up rather than trying
Since I'm coming to an end in my middle school years in a few months, I feel obligated to make a guide to help you youngsters transition to middle school, and even help people who are already in middle school, struggling! Hopefully these tips will help you in your three years of Hell on Earth.
I have changed in high school the way that in middle school I really don’t like to be involved in any sports or even in student council, from last year I really don’t like any of those things, but now in high school is different.
You’re not a “little kid” any more, now you’re one of the “big kids” at middle school. I really do not remember middle school that much but I can remember enough to talk about this topic. Middle school year was just as exciting as coming into high school. The first day was exciting because it was many many new new faces, new teachers and also new classmates. The first was very exciting like any other first day of any school year. Before middle school, most students only had about one or two teachers a day. In middle school I had I think four teachers a day it’s been so long since middle school I barely remember anything from that time. The school work obviously change from elementary school to middle school. I can’t explain how hard it had
Moving up to middle school can seem scary it was at first to me. When you get here it might seem a lot different than elementary school. It is different but it’s just the lockers and going from one class to the other not that much of a change. It will get harder but that’s just because you’re moving up they want to get you ready for next year when it will get even harder it won’t be that hard if you do what you’re supposed to do in sixth grade instead of messing around. They are trying to help you get ready for harder times and what’s going to come so stop complaining they don’t complain they wake up earlier than you and come to school every day and think they have to grade all those papers. Would you like to grade all the papers
In middle school students go through a lot of change. Kids may already be thinking about their future and where they want to go to college. They will be going through puberty and a lot of situations where they do not know if they can make it out by themselves. They find social media and start learning about how it is to get ready for high school. Their minds will grow, emotions and physical looks change, and their friends will always change.
People with a fixed mindset are usually not motivated to do challenging work, apply very little effort, lose confidence after mistakes, and are intimidated when things get difficult. And I have experienced some of these situations. I get less motivated when I have more work, don’t try my best, and I put myself down after low grades. I lost confidence in myself after every setback, but I should of been looking to learn from them. I should actually look back and see what I could have done differently after a setback instead of degrading my own morale. For example, I could change the way I approach a test if I really messed up on the last one, or I can stay motivated at every task at hand. I would love to have a growth mindset, but I just grew up with a fixed mindset. And it has basically made me lazy and procrastinate. I should get rid of my bad habits and develop a growth
In middle school, a student is faced with many social changes that affect success in school. The change from elementary school, where kids are mainly in one class with the same kids and teacher, to middle school, where students are rotating classes, teachers, and other students is a hard switch for some students. The relationship with their teachers isn’t as strong, due to the fact that they have multiple subjects. This makes it hard for students to get the attention they need. So that is why success in middle school is a strong indicator for success in high