Reflecting on the Growth Mindset

I've had the chance to hear about the Growth Mindset in two other areas before today: Dean's Leadership Council and The OU Math Center. Both involve working as a student mentor/assistant to ensure academic and collegiate success. The overall idea of the growth mindset strikes me as a great idea, and the criticisms against it seem to be moreso against poor implementations of the idea, rather than the idea itself.

Though I had the chance to hear about the growth mindset earlier and even the studies that were run on the kids, I did not know about the overall results and the "Not Yet" grade. I find this to be a great idea, because it pushes the idea that the end of the semester is not the final indicator of success, but rather, the chance to continue for the next semester.

The main reason I find the Growth Mindset to be so persuasive is because it stresses the idea of inspiration. I would like to work more ideas from the mindset itself into my life and see what results occur. It all reminds me of a quote I heard from a fellow mentor at a DLC banquet: "If you're comfortable, you're not growing, and that's the point of college!"

The Growth Mindset at its core- reset and reconquer. Source: MaxPixel

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