Which kind of mindset do you have?
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Having a growth mindset is a popular buzz word in education these days and for good reasons. Carol Dweck and associates having been researching and writing about mindsets in education for awhile. Dweck stated, "We found that students’ mindsets—how they perceive their abilities—played a key role in their motivation and achievement, and we found that if we changed students’ mindsets, we could boost their achievement. More precisely, students who believed their intelligence could be developed (a growth mindset) outperformed those who believed their intelligence was fixed (a fixed mindset)." (Dweck, para.2)
For these reasons and more I am committed to teach about and do all in my power to promote the ideas behind developing a growth mindset in my classroom. Honest mistakes will be celebrated because that is a starting point for learning. We will learn not to say "I can't do that" but rather " I cannot do that YET but I am willing to try." In addition, self-evaluations and reflections will be an integral part of our assessment process of our progression.
I encourage all... student, teacher, parent and every human being to find out more about developing a growth mindset.
Below is a site that I really think is beneficial in explaining the concepts of a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset through videos. Also the article cited below is a wonderful source of information.
I hope you will explore because it does matter for optimal learning which mindset you develop.
Work Cited:
Dweck, C. (Sept. 22, 2015). Carol Dweck Revisits the Growth Mindset. Education Week. Retrieved from: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/09/23/carol-dweck-revisits-the-growth-mindset.html?cmp=cpc-goog-ew-dynamic+ads&ccid=dynamic+ads&ccag=growth+mindset+dynamic&cckw=&cc
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