Growth Mindset - Preparing for Development Interviews

Blog Post Response Due 10/26 11:59PM (That's three days)

Dear Class,

I apologize for the late response, so to make up for it you will have three days to respond to this post. As you may recall, a portion of your grade is designated as "10% Growth / Development." For this marking period, this grade is going to be rather simple, it is going to involve an interview with me, in which we discuss your strengths, weaknesses, goals, and plans to achieve those goals. Right now, I want you to watch these two videos covering the concept of "Growth Mindset" theorized by Carol Dweck (more on her later.)

Click here for the ted talk (the one we were supposed to watch today)

Click here for a more condensed video covering growth mindset vs. fixed mindset

After you watch both videos, I want you to respond to the following:

- How do you define yourself as a student? Do you have a more fixed mindset or a growth mindset? Are you a "now" student or a "yet..." student?

- When watching either video, did you recognize any fixed mindset characteristics you may have, that you also want to improve upon? (for example, when watching the second video, I recognized that I do sometimes become jealous of another's success.

- How can recognizing which mindset you have, help you become a stronger learner?

Best,
M.W.S.