Week 5 Growth Mindset

This week i did my reading and reading diaries a little differently than I normal do just to see what would happen. for my first Reading Diary i read everything all the way with out stopping and then went back and wrote about the parts that stuck out to me. On my second Reading Diary i did my notes how i normal do by stopping after every story and writing my thoughts. on the third Reading Diary I wrote about the over all themes that were present in what i was reading. It was nice to try out different note and reading strategies  but i think i like my normal way the best

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Growth Mindset: If you ran the school...

Okay so this is going to be own personal little rant on school and the growth mindset and the impact of school. School is wonderful we come here and we learn about a lot of different things or at least in theory that is what we are doing. Some times I think we just come to school to get graded. I mean is that not the goal it get good grades and then leave. I think that is a trap that many of us fall into here at a big university. We just try to get our grade and then move on but we never take the time to really learn. If i could change one thing about it would be taking a step away from grades and moving more towards learning. some times that is lost in our large classes and that a shame because i love learning but i hate getting graded. It makes me dislike school because i am afraid I will get something wrong, when in reality i should be happy that i tried something new.
I think that learning should be an important part of our education and something that we can look forward to each day.  

Growth Mindset

The growth mindset is a very cool concept. I have never heard it called that before but I really like it because that is my way of thinking. I think that effort is just as important as the results that you get. I had never heard of the growth mindset or of Carol Dweck before this class. I see my self as a growth mindset kind of person for the most part. sometimes how ever I do find my self doing work just so I can get a grade and this is upsetting to me. I did not come to school to get grades but I came here to learn and I feel like we forget that sometimes. there have been many time where my friends and I have talked about this topic with out knowing its proper name. Its nice to know that this is an actual thing that has research backing it not not just something that we made up our selves. I am excited to put this way of thinking to work this semester and to see what kind of results I get.

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