Colin Powell, first African American appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State, says that “There are no secrets to success, It is a result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure” (Alina). From this quotation, it explains that success is not given to someone in the spur of the moment or gained in a second. Success comes from working hard and not being afraid to fail because one learns from their failures. In “Chapter 3: The Truth About Ability and Accomplishment” from Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Carol Dweck, the author argues to a broad audience that a growth mindset leads to academic success. A growth mindset focuses on students trying harder than they did before and views any struggle as an obstacle that can be surpassed, thus motivating students to work harder. Growth mindset students continue to try new challenges because they do not view failure as a vulnerability. A fixed mindset student tend to give up because they view themselves as weak or not good enough to overcome an obstacle. Fixed mindset people also prevent themselves from trying because the fear of failure. The argument is mostly effective, but some areas need development.
Carol Dweck argues that achievement comes from hard work, not
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The author incorporates a specific example from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards, as evidence. The author illustrates people with little artistic ability who tried a short drawing course from Edwards and within five days, Dweck acknowledges that “everybody could really draw” (68). From the results of the drawing course, the author shows how much progress people can achieve through the right training. The author also presents pictures of the participants’ drawings from Edwards’ book. In the beginning of the course, the participants had to draw themselves and then after the course they would draw themselves
Through decades of research, studies have confirmed that the mindset can have a powerful effect on individual outcome whether in school or at the workplace. In her, article “Brainology”, Carol Dweck valid arguments as to why the possession of a fixed mindset and constant praising are recipes for a disastrous life. Looking back at my education experience, I realize that most of the concepts discussed by the author applied in my life in one way or the other. While approaching education with a growth mindset enables one to put dedication and effort leading to success, approaching education with a fixed mindset limits one capability and consequently leads to lack of effort.
When I was a young girl, my older brother always did very well in school and he and the rest of our family were always very proud of his work. As I grew older and noticed all of my brother’s achievements I decided that I wanted to not only achieve what he had, but to also achieve things that he had not. Because of this strive to reach and surpass the standards that my brother had set, I developed into a person with great determination. Throughout my life I have always set goals for myself and then did everything I could in order to meet those goals. This aspect of determination in my personality has allowed me to get to where I am today, a student of George Mason University. Whenever I am faced with an obstacle, such as a hard class, I make
“There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs,” was said by motivational speaker and American author Zig Ziglar. This relates to Carol S. Dweck’s article “Brainology” and Sherman Alexie’s essay “Superman and Me.” Ziglar, Dweck, and Alexie all feel that it isn’t easy for someone to become successful. It takes hard work, perseverance, and the want to learn and grow. In Dweck’s article, she stated that someone with a growth mindset would become more successful and knowledgeable than someone with a fixed mindset, which was demonstrated by Alexie in his essay, and by a personal experience of my own.
Most people throughout the world strive for success in each task they take on, and along with this, many reasons contribute to why they succeed or not. If a person does not succeed, they may automatically blame themselves because of their level of strength. Others may blame themselves for not having enough knowledge about what they are trying to succeed at. The real reason that people may not succeed, however, is their lack of determination and happiness throughout his/her journey that is demonstrated in the book Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell.
Introduction- In order to succeed in life, you have to be open to trying new experiences, even if you know you might fail. If you do fail, you have to persevere and try again if you want to reach your goal. To become better than you are, you must be exposed to new ideas and moments of failure and doubt.
There are many attitudes that form certain mindsets. Some of these mindsets can change how a person does and perceives things. Some mindsets that can do just that are Dweck’s example of a growth mindset and fixed mindsets. According to Dweck, a fixed mindset is one in where “.. students believe that intelligence is fixed..” and a fixed mindset is the “..believe that intelligence is a potential that can be realized through learning. As a result, confronting challenges, profiting from mistakes, and persevering in the face of setbacks become ways of getting smarter. Because people with growth mindsets can through setbacks, and find alternatives to better themselves; They turn to perseverance and hard work to achieve their goals.
Have you ever thought about yourself if you are in the fixed or a growth mindset? A fixed mindset person is someone who overcomes obstacles, works hard, and failure does not stop them. On the other hand a person who is in the fixed mindset is someone who is non challenge, gives up, or thinks that success is abuse. In a book called “Mindset The New Psychology of Success” the author Carol S. Dweck talks about different ways we can convert ourselves from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset and the author also talks about the qualities of the growth and fixed mindsets. In a movie“Freedom Writers” the author Erin Gruwell shows us how she was a growth minded teacher but her students were in the fixed minded group. Throughout the school year the students had a fixed mindset but as time went by the students somehow their mindsets into the growth mindset. Freedom writers illustrates the fixed mindsets of the teacher and students and a growth minded teacher who changed everything.
6) Artistic Inspiration and the Brain , Another response to Dr. Bruce Miller study - FTD & creativity
As far as I can remember, I was never really any good at school. I couldn’t concentrate on things for no more than 5 minutes at a time, I would either get discouraged or find it too easy and just give up. An author by the name of Carol Dweck wrote an article called “Brainology”. In it, Dweck describes that there are two types of mindsets: fixed and growth. Those who are afraid to fail so they never try anything new are those with a fixed mindset and the growth mindset are those who are not afraid to fail and find a new challenge, an opportunity to learn something new.
Dweck mentions in her article: “Students with a fixed mindset tend not to handle setbacks well… they become discouraged or defensive when they don’t succeed right away.” Prior to reading this article, I felt that I had a growth mindset, however, I am seeing that I do have some characteristics of a fixed mindset like becoming discouraged when I don’t succeed right away. I have found this to be very true in our current math unit as I am really struggling with the homework. I know that I will eventually become good at it with some practice, but right now, it’s hard not to become discouraged as I struggle. I think that we are learning about the growth mindset with our problem solving unit because it is teaching us that we must have a growth mindset in the face of adversity (the problem solving unit). Having this growth mindset will allow us to keep practicing and embrace the challenge of the math we are being given knowing that we are growing from the challenge. Without the growth mindset, we may not be able to reach our full potential in our problem solving
Throughout my life I have always coasted through everything that I have ever done. When it came to school you could describe me as an average student when compared to my friends, I always did the bare minimum that I needed to pass, when it came to outside of school it was the same thing when ever my mom or dad told me to do something I always to put in the least amount of effort to accomplish it and waited to the last minute to start doing it. When I read Carol Dweck’s Mindset I learned about fixed mindset and growth mindset, Dweck explained fixed mindset is when a person sets himself up for failure mentally, they always think they wont amount to anything so they just stop trying; while growth mindset is the exact opposite of a fixed mindset,
Having a growth mindset is an essential element of motivation. Carol Dweck discusses the importance of having a growth mindset in both teachers and students in the effort to be motivated for learning. In the interview with Educational Horizons, Dweck discusses her contention that mindsets can help or hinder motivation. The interview begins with a comparison between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. A person with a fixed mindset believes their abilities are fixed (Educational Horizons, 2012, p.17). This mindset prevents risk-taking as they do not want others to see their limits. A growth mindset, the mindset crucial to motivation, occurs when people believe they can further develop, either through learning, perseverance, or a mentor
A child’s drawing can tell so much about what they are thinking and feeling about their surroundings. They see things differently from adults and teens because when they are drawing or doing some sort of art they are not told that it is a “bad picture” or what ever they are doing is “not right.” They don’t have a limit upon their thoughts and ideas, but when they grow up, they do. Starting from the first day of school, they are taught about the wrong things and the right things. As we grow older there are more classes that have right and wrong answers to a question like, for example, math.
Spatial learners are able to visualizing things very easily. They work well with colors and pictures, and using their imagination. These learners are very artistic, but they sometimes find it hard to express themselves. For example, asking them to draw a picture will get their feelings across better than simply asking them what is wrong (Reiff, 1996). It is important to encourage any sort of creative attempt that these learners make. It might seem as though they are wasting time when in actuality they are thinking hard about something that they have not put on paper yet (Mantle, 2002).
Firstly, children’s cognitive development is greatly enhanced through visual arts. In order for children to produce art, they have to think of an idea, an experience or feeling and construct symbols to express what they know (Isbell & Raines, 2007). Exploration of art materials help children build a knowledge of their physical properties which supports decision-making, evaluation and problem-solving (Edwards, 2010). Moreover, children will have many opportunities to work together in small groups and will then learn to value others’ ideas (Isbell & Exelby, 2001). Since visual arts is a form of self-expression, children can express their feelings through artworks and hence, learn emotional regulation. Small muscle development occurs when children cut, paste, draw and paint while large muscles develop through activities such as creating a large mural (Isbell & Raines, 2007). Therefore, visual arts enhances children’s development in all