Monday, September 19, 2016

Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset


Sarah Jayne Blackmore's Ted Talk and Dan Siegel's presentation I learned the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. Having a fixed mindset is having thought like “I’m either good at it or I’m not” and when they get frustrated they give up. Having a growth mindset is wanting to challenge yourself and when you get frustrated you want to persevere. In this case I feel like I have both; a fixed and a growth mindset. For instance, in math I have a fixed because once I get frustrated with the material I gave up. On the other hand, I also have a growth mindset because when someone succeeds I am inspired. I think that Sarah Jayne Blackmore's presentation was better because I felt like she was actually engaging and communicating with the audience. While Dan Siegel seemed like he was just reading and giving information. They both talked about the difference of a fixed mindset and a growth mindset.

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