Na-Ima-Sthae at Home

When watching this video I already knew pretty much every tip that she suggested. Growing up people always said to 'strike the power pose' before presenting, embrace failure, and believe that you can improve. The new thing that I learned is that all three of these tips should be used together. Through out my whole life I have heard these things separately, but have never attempted to try to execute them at the same time. As an entrepreneurship major we are required to make business pitches and presentations regularly in almost every class. I think my major sets me up well to be able to practice all these things. Before presentations I can try a "quick fix". If I am given constructive criticism then I can regonize that I can improve. Lastly, if my business idea is rejected or doesn't work out I can learn from my failure and come up with a better business idea! I really think everyone should watch the video. It's only 4 minutes long! So instead of doing a p...

When it comes to growth mindset I think that it requires these four things I have listed above. A teacher should recognize each student as an individual, instead of as a whole. Each student learns differently and has different strengths and weaknesses. Before teaching a student something a teacher must recognize how the student best learns and what he/she struggles with. From there teachers should move to encouragement instead of criticism. It's so easy to put a terrible grade on the paper and leave out the efforts that were put into an assignment or test, but before you can correct what is wrong it is best to point out what is right. From there we move to adapt. If a teacher has already recognized how a student best learns, it is important they adapt to their learning style. If a teacher wishes to have growth mindset in the class, they must be willing to meet each student where they are at individually. Lastly, once the first three things happen a student is able to lea...

Keep moving forward. It sounds simple, but sometimes it's more difficult than you would think to have this mindset. This phrase became my life motto when I first saw the Disney movie Meet The Robinons. It played as the same theme through out the film, and reminded me that when I fail I should keep moving forward and not dwell on the failure. When you dwell on your failures you aren't learning how to move forward from them! So let them go, and move on! 

Sylvia Duckworth Before this assignment I had never heard of Carol Dweck nor the specific term "growth mindset". Even Though I hadn't heard of the term, the overall idea of praising the process and not the answer is something I have heard before. I remember in high school I was terrible at math, and I would always have to go to tutoring. My teacher would always encourage me and tell me I was doing well when I was getting answers wrong, and I really didn't understand that because for me I thought I deserved praise only if I got the question right. But I realize now that she was praising the process and my dedication to try to get it right, and that she cared more about that than getting the answer right.  I would have to say academically I lean towards the more fixed mindset, but not because that's what I want, but because I know that's the mindset for the majority of my professors. I think I naturally believe in the growth mindset. I get frustrated w...