8) Academic Mindset Writing Process Reflection
• Who did I work with to compose my academic mindset project? I worked on this assignment based on Carol Dweck and Alfien Kohn’s debate and my own experience as a student. Since I was writing about Academic Mindset, this assignment makes me to reflect on how important is to have a good and positive mindset not only for academic education but in life too. • What was the most difficult part of my writing process? Why? What did I do to overcome the obstacles? The most difficult part was having time to write and then get on the computer to type everything up in time. Furthermore, talking about this topic, it took me time to understand the concept and explain my experience as student. • When did I write this project? Good approach? My good approach to wrote this assignment was late night after work. It took me three nights to complete it. Monday night, I tried to work on this assignment and my purpose was to advance on it but I wasn't sure how to do it. Then, Wednesday night, I worked a little bit on it but a couldn't concentrate because I was thinking in my birthday’s celebration next weekend. Finally, Thursday night after work I could finish it with efforts. • Where did I write this project? Good approach? I wrote this assignment at my dinner room at my house since it is a good place to work. • How will I adapt/revise my writing process for future revision of the academic mindset assignment? I will make sure that I have the time to do my work and not have distractions. In this way, to be able to complete my assignment.
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7) Four Academic Mindsets
In the article Teaching Adolescent to Become Learners (Chicago University) talks about four different mindset which are Belonging, Growth Mindset, Self-efficient, and Relevance/Purpose. I relate to the growth mindset. I believe that abilities can be developed and we can improve our intelligence base on hard work. Honestly, years ago I used to have a fixed mindset. I believed the smarts kids were born with special talent. They were prodigy to me. I remember one day I took a minute to think about some skill or activity that I had been unable to do in my life in spite of putting effort. I remember that I used to say “ Are you sure you can do this? Maybe I don't have the talent or the ability”. I used to put negative thoughts in my mind every time that I couldn't do a task on the firs try and I used to gave up. When I think about those back days, it makes me feel mad. I can't understand how I was so blind, afraid and silly by then. Finally, thanks God I switch to growth mindset. Now, I believe that embrace any challenge it is hard but exiting and fun. I understand life becomes an exiting journey with endless opportunities to figure out new things, interesting things and advance. Furthermore, I know that fail is part of learning, if I try hard at the end I will have the victory. I learn from this lesson that no matter where I am now I can always improve with effort and goo strategies. I saw on Instagram a quote says, “Samuel back one said, ever tried, ever field, no matter, try again, fail better”. By Poet Samuel. 6) Growth and Fixed Mindsets There are two types of mindset we can cultivate. A growth mindset embraces problems as opportunities to learn and sees problems as interesting challenges. A fixed mindset avoids problems often out of fear of fail and is afraid to look stupid and being laughed at. Carol Dweck in “Teachers, Parents often Misuse Growth Mindset Research, Carol Dweck Says” believes many students stumble the idea of intelligence is a “fixed” quality. She says kids with “fixed mindset” avoid conflicts. They do not confront challenges because they’ve assured themselves that they are not good at any subject. Dweck argues parents can help their kids to switch their mindset to a “growth mindset”. The knowledge that the brain is like a muscle. She understands that when kids put an effort they can get smart. According to Dweck’s theory, the parents are making many errors on praising to their kids of telling them that they are brilliant enough. Then, the kids become anxious of challenges and less strong when faced with obstacles. On the other hand, Alfie Kohn in “The perils of Growth Mindset Education” thinks that “fixed mindset” doesn’t have nothing to do with education. Khon believes that Carol Dweck’s idea has been used and about the deep assumption that what students most need a mindset adjustment. Khon thinks schooling still consists of making kids overload forgettable facts into short-term memory. He believes all we have to do is get kids to embrace the right attitude, to think hopefully about their capacity to understand whatever they’ve been given to do. As a result of reading these two article make me think about Dweck and Kohn’s viewpoints. I think it is good to have a “growth mindset” and no matter where we are now, we can always improve with effort, good strategies and help. |
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