Exploring Growth Mindset


Source: http://growthmindsetmemes.blogspot.com/2017/08/failure-teaches-you-to-deal-with.html

I really like the concept of growth mindset.  I personally was always praised for understanding things easily in elementary school and middle school, and grew increasingly frustrated when I got to high school and college and had poor study habits and work ethics.  It has taken me 3 years of college to understand how to face academic challenges head on, thinking that just because I do not understand it now does not mean that I will never understand it.  This is something that we need to promote heavily in elementary schooling, and should be something that we introduce to all teachers.  Rewarding the smartest student is not working, we need to focus on rewarding the most improved, and giving students a greater chance to grow.

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