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Growth Mindset, "Not Yet"


Growth Mindset


 The Growth Mindset.  I have never heard of the growth mindset or Carol Dweck until now. I can understand why people support her ideas and learning tools. These videos bring a whole new world to kids and some adults who have seen learning or work one way their whole life. She thinks outside of the box and beyond.

I would love to take what I have learned from these videos and apply it to the subjects that I am struggling with. If we all keep working at a certain task or subject, I believe that we can all have the "not yet" perspective on life.

I was diagnosed with ADD about a year and a half ago. Before transferring to OU, classes were not that difficult for me at previous colleges. When I came to OU, I realized that I do not understand more difficult concepts as fast as everyone else. My short term memory is also lacking and memorization can be tough. But when I look at subjects with a more positive view than the alternative, I tend to do better. I enjoy studying accounting and like the difficulty, but it can be discouraging when I may struggle more than my classmates.

I will be very interested to learn about the growth mindset more during this semester.
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  1. UnknownJanuary 26, 2018 at 10:39 PM

    Hi Tabi! I agree with you that if we all keep working at a certain task we can all excel and achieve something if we put in the work. Growth mindset is definitely something that can be beneficial to all students, no matter what their major may be.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 27, 2018 at 12:42 PM

    Tabi,
    I think you make an excellent point in acknowledging that the growth mindset is useful for students of all ages, kids or adults. I think that, especially at the university level, we have this conception that the average student is under the age of 22 when that simply isn’t the case. Reframing how we think about students is key to instructors accessing growth mindset pedagogies.

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