Changing Your Mindset

This week's reading was about Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset. I really enjoyed this reading this week. The article on Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset, did a really good job of breaking it down for us. Fixed Mindset is basically says that we are who are and there is no changing it. Those who are meant to be successful are and trying and by avoiding failure you maintain your status as successful. While growth mindset is actually the opposite in which challenges are see as great things, and failing is the best thing that can happen because it then leaves room to grow. These two mindset can be seen at a young age, and with these two mindset, the most successful people lean toward being of a growth mindset. One thing that stuck out to me while reading was the whole two world concept. This concept is that there is two different world, a world were failure is a bad thing, a setback. Or you can enter into a new world where failure is not about growing but reaching for what you want.  I like this because the same this is happening to the same people, just in two different world, in essence you could change the world you are in at any second. You can choose to grow and be successful or you could live in the past and not even try, because you are afraid t fail. I like that the world are within a mindset, because you aren't limited. You can change your world in a second, because it is all in your head. 

We also watched a video this week about the same topics. It too broke down the mindset. However what I really liked about this video was at minute 1:04. It talks about celebrating a student trying. This is important, because I feel like you should encourage a student to just try. Finding a love of learning, is something that not every student learns. Even those who are naturally book smart, sometimes may not have a love a learning. As time goes on a school gets harder, if the student does not like to learn, they will not be success when the  pressure get put on her. 

When I look back at all these reflections, I am excited to help the student I work with currently and the students in my future classroom. I think it would be great if i could remember to celebrate all my students successes, even if for a normal student they are not up to standard. I think I would really use the order the book provided to us in the article. I would also really like to buy the poster. I think it is a great visual tool to have in the classroom. I could point to it directly and ask the student which mindset do they want to be. This would be a great tool to introduce in the beginning of year and refer to it throughout to maintain great behavior and hopefully grades through the year.