Janai Church
English 100 May 10,2017 A fixed mindset is when I set limitations on what I can get better at because my belief is that i'm either born with talents and intelligence, or i'm not and I can't practice them to become better at them. I have always been the type of person that believes I can achieve anything in life, and grow to a higher level in any situation, whether it’s educational, athletic, or even cooking. My mother always instilled in me that you're only as great as you say you are. She also taught me to believe in myself, so I kept her message in the back of my mind, that hard work pays off and I can progress and become successful at any in life that I put my mind to. So with that being said It had been instilled in me at a very young age to have a growth mindset. A growth mindset is limitless with learning new things intellectually, and can be developed over time. Believing you can work towards progression and ascertaining positive results when the reality is your ability measures success and you choose to have a growth mindset through setting goals that meet with being successful. Having a growth mindset has helped me learn as a college student here at Delaware County Community College, because I have confidence in my learning abilities, and I am committed to the process of developing higher cognition through increased reading and resources. A growth mindset has helped me learn as a college student because I have a strong belief in my learning abilities and I have committed more to my process of making knowledge. As a college student I have faced some classes that I wasn't sure as to how I was going to pass because it was hard. Having the assumption that if I didn’t see results right away gave me the impression that I couldn't do it or wasn't smart enough.“A fixed mindset believe that intelligence is a fixed trait, think of an eye color they believe you're born with a certain amount of intelligence and you can't do much to change that, people with a growth mindset think of intelligence more like a muscle they understand that when you put in effort and challenge yourself you can get smarter”( Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset). Having those thoughts made me realize that I could do it. The brain is a muscle that grows with learned determination --it gets weak without being cognitively challenged(Sentis) I've always wanted a career as a registered nurse, but sometimes I get in the way of my own success. I had became lazy in a sense because I didn't want to work hard but wanted great success. Math has always been a struggle for me during my high school years so that was a fear I always carried in the back of my mind while studying here at Delaware County Community College. Knowing that I would need to take a few additional math classes during my nursing training. Well known psychologist Carol Dweck has a technique that says, “ if you get the grade not yet you understand that your on a learning curve.” Giving me the courage that I can do it, believing that I have what it takes to grow as a student. My mother always instilled in me that you're only as great as you say you are. She taught me to believe in myself, so I kept her message in the back of my mind, that hard work pays off and I can progress and become successful at any subject I put my mind to. Being as though I have the opportunity to seek help, I'm taking full advantage of it by going to tutoring. The more I work at it, the easier it is to understand and I have become more successful in my math class. Because I have been signing up and going to tutoring, over this past year and I have seen progress. It takes time in becoming successful. Nothing happens overnight. This goes hand in hand with having a growth mindset, you aren't where you want to be yet! That strong statement gives me the thoughts that I can improve and become better. A fixed mindset is when I set limitations on what I can get better at because my belief is that i'm either born with talents and intelligence, or i'm not and I can't practice them to become better at them. Also setting limitations on growth, means I can't make progress even if I’ve tried. However even though I failed at something doesn't mean I won't be successful. I just have to work harder at it. “Not so long ago many scientists believed that the brain did not change after childhood that is was hardwired and fixed by the time we became adults but recent advances in only the last decade now tell us that this is simply not true the brain can and does change throughout our lives, it is adaptable like plastic hence neuroscientists call this neuroplasticity (Sentis).” Knowing that I can expand and adapt to new things by being consistent in achievement and chaning the mindset just gives me life. So even though it was instilled in me that it takes progress to get to the next level I was still having a hard time whenever I struggled in school. The brain is a muscle that grows with learned determination says (Sentis) in their you tube video about neuroplasticity. it gets weak without being cognitively challenged. Overlooking that it takes practice, over and over again. It may not be easy at first, but after a period of practice and working hard, eventually positive results do occur. Having those thoughts made me realize that I could do it.It takes time in becoming successful. Nothing happens overnight. I would say making time has impacted my progress for my success. I needed to set a time to work on the things I wanted to excel such as taking the necessary steps towards obtaining my degree as a registered nurse. I've always wanted to become a registered nurse, but I was getting in the way of my own success. I had become lazy because I didn't want to work hard but wanted achievability. I always struggled in math during my high school years so that was a fear I always carried in the back of my mind, knowing that I would need to take a few additional math classes during my nurses training. I started to believe that I couldnt do it and since im older now I couldnt learn new things. Neuroplasticity a belief that you can learn and improve your intelligence. Sentis says in neuroplasticity your brain can grow, adapt with repetition of repeated steps, when you do something new your pathways become stronger -- Growth and fixed mindsets has been studied for years -- Scientist believed up until now that your brain didn’t grow after childhood years but now recent studies show that your brain can actually grow and obtain new information. Giving you the courage that you can do it, you have to believe that you have what it takes to grow. I have been signing up and going to tutoring, over this past year and I have seen progress. Being as though we have the opportunity to seek help, I'm taking full advantage of it by going to tutoring. The more I work at it, the easier it is to understand. I have become more successful in my math class. In the video The Power of Believing You Can Improve (Carol Dweck, TED Talk). Dweck mentions the word “yet”. The synonyms for yet are: so far, thus far, as yet, up till/to now, until now. That gives you the confidence that you can do it, even if you fail at first you still have the abilities to get it right. This goes hand in hand with having a growth mindset, you aren't where you want to be yet! Also giving you the thoughts that you can improve and become better. “The brain can and does change throughout our lives it is adaptable like plastic hence neuro scientist call this neuroplasticity” (Sentis). There are billions of pathways that light up every time you think, have a feeling or do something (sentis). They travel and become habits by the way we think, feel or do something. By repeating something over and over again your brain will adapt to what its learning (Sentis). As well in life I work with children and have children of my own so I feel it's my job to take the necessary steps to find time to study. I try to come on my days off from work while my children are in school, after getting an assignment that I need help with. I have been signing up and going to tutoring, over this past year and I have seen progress. The more I work it becomes more understanding. I am acquiring success,. The more you do something over and over again, you become better at it. Having this growth mindset is dependent on you. According to Dweck she says ‘They understood that their abilities could be developed”. In class we made a list of things on basic procrastination (how we spend our time and when given work assignments do we start them immediately with just a week to complete). The amount of effort you put in will affect the results you get. Prior to taking this particular class I always procrastinated with most of my assignments. Mainly because it was boring and I lacked focus, but for the most part I didn't plan out or have a schedule. I usually did them the night before. Now I write out what my plans are for the week, including work, cooking, outings with the kids, studying/homework and me time. Since I have started doing this I have become more successful and I believe that I complete chores in a timely matter verses always rushing to get it done. I also set out time to do my work, which makes a big difference in how im learning. We can all improve through effort. Growth mindsets is of all cultures, no one is excluded! We all have what it takes to expand our learning, some just need that extra push. So I believe that having a growth mindset rests upon your belief system. An open mind ready to be nurtured falls into the growth mindset whereas the sky's the limit and we strive to reach that top through learned information and the ambitions we apply and obtaining that information. On the other hand the fixed mindset is stagnant and limits our ability to think outside the box and we close ourselves from learned knowledge.
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Throughout my English class this semester I have learned how to make meaning in a way that I haven't been able to while studying in my college. My professor defines making meaning as compose. In the dictionary compose means write or create. Making meaning in a different way of writing or should I say blogging. In this class we were required to created a blog (this blog) and post our writing. When I first heard what we were doing I wasn't all that excited about it because all of my posts would be public for our other classmates to view and critique. I'm secure with my writing and have things I need to work on to become better but it's still a venerable thing for me to be so open with my writing. But on another note it was also a good thing because we were all given the same topic and since we all don't write the same, I had a chance to see how other classmates tackled the same assignment as I had to. By posting our writings it helpful in a sense because if I didn't understand or wasn't sure I about the assignment I had the opportunity to look at other classmates work and get a better idea. These writings weren't that normal traditional only on paper and just boring, instead I had a chance of creating my blog to my own liking making it about me. It was a great way for me to interact with other classmates, by commenting on other posts and getting feedback for my writing as well. It was a new way of learning and I liked it. Also it was interesting, and I didn't lose focus on what I was doing. Surprisingly I will be finishing off this semester the way I started off intrigued and excited, not the usual just ready for the semester to end.
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