Prior to this class, I had heard about growth mindset, but I did not know who Carol Dweck was. My mom works at an elementary school, and growth mindset is something they talk about a lot. When it comes to schoolwork, I definitely see myself possessing growth mindset. I really enjoy a challenge and learning new things. Even with my cooking I find myself wanting challenges and to try out something I never have before. I do not face challenges fearfully in most areas of my life. The main thing I've learned about my personal learning experience while I've been at OU is the fact that I feel like I have never been challenged in school the way I'm challenged here. To some people, this may sound like a bad thing. To me, it just seems like I'm reaching my learning potential by being faced with challenging topics and work. Although I am not consistently looking in growth mindset, I think it is very important to employ it at a young age. When children are challenged from they jump, they will recognize when they are not being challenged. After all, how much can you learn if you're capping your own potential?
Although I enjoy a challenge, there are times where the challenges seem like too much. In these times, I see myself letting my fixed mindset show. Below is a infographic about the differences between fixed and growth mindsets.
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| (Image information: infographic from Medium displaying the differences between growth and fixed mindsets) |
Last semester, I found myself very unmotivated and spent most of my time with fixed mindset. Because of this, I feel like I did not get as much out of those classes as I could have had I had growth mindset in place. This semester I look forward to learning more about growth mindset and how to maintain it in order to get the most out of my classes.
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