My Thoughts over a Growth Mindset

Beforehand, I had never heard of Carol Dweck. I know I have heard of the growth mindset, but where I cannot remember. It might have been in the psychology class I took a couple of years ago. In any case, while watching the first video I was reminded that I was raised as one of those children to expect good grades, candy, and other things as rewards for my work. I actually had my first realization of this when I got my first B as a final grade in college.

I know that through most of my schooling experience I would view the work I was given as easy and, therefore, would not put too much effort into it. Yet in the past, I managed to get good grades without said effort while others could not despite their effort. As I grew older, I began to be interested in learning the subjects I had to take for the sake of learning about them, but I was disappointed in the approach to the topics we would be learning. Everything was just too easy, yet I still valued my grades. I had a bit of a reversal for a portion of my college experience where I looked for interesting yet easy topics when choosing my non-major-related classes.

This semester I do intend to put more effort into my work and classes, for I know the ones I have this semester are going to be challenging. And while the grade is important in making sure I don't have to worry about taking these classes again, I actually am interested in learning the topics. What especially hold my interests are my Operating Systems class and this class. These have been subjects I have been wanting to learn for a long time, and now I have the opportunity. I hope that learning more about the growth mind set can keep and improve the current mentality I have and help keep me motivated through this semester and after.

Meme of a large pretty cat sitting on a log telling you to "look boldly ahead"

Web Source: Growth Mindset Resources by Dr. Laura Gibbs