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Examples Of Applying The Growth Mindset In Schoolwork

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The fourth grade was a very traumatic year for me. My only sister went to middle school, my mom who always was at home across the street from school got a job, and I didn’t know one person in my class. For the first time in my life I was on my own and I was frightened even by the idea of it. During that year my grades dropped and I wasn’t social with my classmates. I started to fail in my favorite class, math. The work became pointless to me and I started to neglect my work. One day, after I failed another one of those math tests, my teacher asked to talk to me after class. Due to the already annoying grade I had received, my teacher punished me with a detention. Confusion and frustration flooded my body and I just wanted to give up. But, …show more content…

Grades are not determined by the teacher, but by the student. When a student applies the growth mindset into not just everyday life, but to all their school work, they will see drastic changes in their grades. Throughout her book, Dweck uses examples of applying the growth mindset in schoolwork to everyday life. Living with the growth mindset not only makes someone a more successful person, but also makes people feel better about themselves. Michael Jordan, one the greatest basketball players of all time, applied the growth mindset in his basketball career from the second he first failed. Most people know Jordan for winning six championships, but he wasn’t just born a champion. Michael didn’t always find success, in fact, in high school, he “was cut from the… varsity team” (Dweck 85). Jordan is known for his success in winning championships and dunk contests, but really he should be known for his determinations to become better. Unlike Jordan, I didn’t put the work in when it came to my own experience with basketball. My goal was to make the team and that was …show more content…

Sophomore year instead of trying out for the team, the night before I walked up to my dad and said I don’t want to play basketball anymore. Just like that I had given up and quit on something that I could’ve just put a little work into and would’ve been great. A fixed mindset has a serious impediment on a student's learning. Students who don't apply themselves to their school work won't be able to adapt to school as it increasingly becomes more difficult. Throughout my life, I’ve had both fixed and growth mindset, but after reading Dweck’s Mindset, I have learned about how I can apply the growth mindset into my life and improve myself all around. My mindset is all about how much I want to apply myself. If I put my all into everything, I can do nothing but grow into an astonishing human being. Applying the growth mindset into relationships by being more forbearing with people. Being open to different business strategies and merging ideas together or to simply have faith in yourself when things go wrong. Mindset is all about how much you want something and if you put your all into something success will

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