Brainology: Transforming Students Motivation To Learn

Mindsets

Everyone’s brains are wired exactly the same, what matters is just how we use it. Our minds have two capabilities, either a fixed or growth mindset. We don’t pick what kind of mindset we want, it either comes naturally or we work for our knowledge.

After reading the article, “Brainology: Transforming Students’ Motivation to Learn” by Carol S. Dweck, I concluded that I have a growth mindset. Dwecks’ research shows “… students with this growth mindset believe that intelligence is a potential that can be realized through learning” (Dweck 1). I believe it’s okay to fail, as long as you keep giving it a shot, you’ll reach what you’re trying to achieve. I always think that no matter what the outcome you expect will be, as long as, “-the

idea that the harder you work, the more your ability will grow” (Dweck 2). That growth can be by knowledge or as a person and maybe even both.
I have a growth mindset because, I know I have weaknesses at certain things and the weaknesses come physically, emotionally, and academically. I don’t let them get the better of me, I haven’t in the past why will I now. Nothing should be given to you, either you work for it and not expect it to be given as a handout. That goes the same way for me, if I don’t work for certain things, I don’t believe I should be given help to reach what I want. A growth mindset in my opinion is probably the better of the two.
I know for a fact that I don’t have a fixed mind. A fixed mind gives up when it gets stuck in certain situations. On the other hand, a growth mindset doesn’t let obstacles interfere with learning. For example, in high school there were many challenges academically or from my peers. School in the beginning was hard for me, and I was the only one that was responsible. I worked hard my last 2 years of high school, to actually graduate with my class. It was tough, but a fixed mindset would’ve shut down and closed the doors for me. I did exactly the opposite of that, I opened up the textbooks and got to studying and that’s what a growth mind does, it grows with knowledge.
A difference in how our mind functions doesn’t make us less from one another. Some may believe one mindset is better than the other, but others may think otherwise. In my opinion, a growth mindset is better than a fixed one, because a growth mind doesn’t let the pressure affect it, while a fixed mind tends to shut down once it knows a task is too difficult. In the end, the mind has 2 types of mindsets either a fixed or growth mindset, you’ll realize what mind you have.