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Before this assignment, I had a vague idea on who Carol Dweck was. She was mentioned maybe once, or twice, during one of my education lectures, but it was so offhanded that I did not feel as though I needed to remember her. Her ideas about the growth mindset are intriguing and I really agree with her on most of her points made in her TED talk.
In my future classroom, I hope to give students the ability to come to me when they want a challenge. Not only that, but I hope to challenge them outright no matter whether or not they want to be pushed. Giving students the understanding that you believe that they can be more than what others have believed is an important and necessary part of my philosophy of teaching. Students that are encouraged and challenged oftentimes do better, and they are very much thankful in the long run.
With my own learning, I have noticed that I usually give up when things become to hard. I am a very proud person, and running to my teachers for help is not something I am used to; I did not do it in high school, and I definitely did not do it throughout my years in college. No matter how many times a teacher would tell my class "PLEASE COME SEE ME IF YOU NEED HELP!", I never did. I want to push my future students to come to me despite their pride; I want them to be better than I ever was when it came to confronting my shortcomings about what I can and can't learn without help.
I hope to learn more about this growth mindset, so I'm able to implement the strategy into my future endeavors in education and my classroom.
As for my classes, there are a few that I'm nervous about, just because they are classes that are important to the fact that I am supposed to be graduating next semester. It is not that they aren't hard - they are, but I like a challenge when I know that I can reach for my goals - it is that I hate the pressure that is put on me when something is extremely important to my future.
Cassidy, I also really enjoyed learning about Carol Dweck's growth mindset observations. I liked the idea of "not yet", as students are more willing to try when they think they have a chance of improving. It is nice that you related her work to your own learning experience. I, too, was able to learn about my own ways of learning from her lecture. In many ways, I have a closed mindset that I would like to change.
ReplyDeleteHi Cassidy, I too had never heard of Carol Dweck. I think she had a lot of useful information in regards to growth mindset. I think it is important that you recognized you do not always ask for help. I used to be the same way but I have learned that it is ok to ask for help. The biggest lesson I have learned through my internship is that your employers want you to ask for help because it shows your are engaged and wanting to learn. Good luck this semester!
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