Why is Growth Mindset important?
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“Mindset change is not about picking up a few pointers here and there. It's about seeing things in a new way. When people...change to a growth mindset, they change from a judge-and-be-judged framework to a learn-and-help-learn framework. Their commitment is to growth, and growth takes plenty of time, effort, and mutual support.”
― Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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As educators, having a changed mentality not only benefits the personal and professional development of the teacher as a person and professional, but the impact on students is direct. Developing in students from an early age the mindset of change and growth as part of a great learning plan with purpose will result in better people, students, professionals, and society.
For years, society has classified failure as the inability to achieve the expected outstanding result. Mindset contradicts this theory and states that the brain constantly learns, and the mentality of change includes failure as a necessary part of achieving success.
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The Power of YET
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Just three letters Y E T and the impact is compelling, developing life under the premise of... not yet; it opens up all the possibilities for whoever receives them or decides to live them.
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It is part of a construction process; all progress is valid and essential.
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It is only possible to qualify a building by looking at the construction of the foundations; you have to wait until it is finished to determine its result.
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The same happens with The Power of YET, and if the construction of learning never ends. It does not matter... Constant growth and learning develop highly successful skills.
“Don’t judge. Teach. It’s a learning process.”
― Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
The Big Differences
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Growth Mindset
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“In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.” (Dweck, 2015)
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Fix Mindset
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“In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. They also believe that talent alone creates success—without effort.” (Dweck, 2015)
Four Steps to Changing Your Mindset
4 steps to developing a growth mindset
How to use the Steps
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First, you must fully agree with the changing mindset, train yourself, read, and practice it.
Second, you must prepare your environment so that everything around you at home and in your workplace is imbued with your change mentality.
Third, prepare your students with this way of learning and relating, rely on video readings, and most importantly, practice, model, and accompany your team.
When and How often will you promote the Growth mindset?
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When? Right away
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How often? It must be constant; it has no end.
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It is normal and part of the change of mentality to go from one state to another. However, just like training any muscle, the brain and mind require continuous training; constantly growing, maturing, and learning must be a common language and fully implemented.
How will the Growth mindset influence or impact your work in this course and the program?
It uncovered my brain! Reading the Mindset book last class and learning the COVA technique opened a window that was closed for a long time and only opened occasionally.
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I thought that abilities and strengths come from birth or experiences in the early years; now, everything looks different, and my role as a teacher has also changed, not only in my classroom but in my way of teaching and Integrating with my colleagues.
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I am passionate about Mindset; I never tire of reading, studying, watching videos, and thinking about how my brain and mind change.
Video References for Students
LearnStorm Growth Mindset: The Truth About Your Brain
Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset
Sesame Street: Janelle Monae - Power of Yet
Video References for Teachers
Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset
References:
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Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: the New Psychology of Success. Random House.
Dweck, C. (2015, September 23). Carol Dweck Revisits the “Growth Mindset.” Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-carol-dweck-revisits-the-growth-mindset/2015/09
Einck, C. (2017). Growth mindset affects elementary students (Master's thesis, Northwestern College, Orange City, IA). Retrieved fromhttp://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/education_masters/39/
Mineola Creative Content. (2017, December 11). Promoting Growth Mindset | Dr. Nagler's Laboratory [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/85ABaggHgw0​
Sesame Street. (2014, September 10). Sesame Street: Janelle Monae - Power of Yet [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/XLeUvZvuvAs
​Stanford Alumni. (2014, October 9). Developing a Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/hiiEeMN7vbQ
TEDx Talks. (2014, September 12). The power of yet | Carol S Dweck | TEDxNorrköping [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/J-swZaKN2Ic
TEDx Talks. (2018, April 11). The Mindset of a Champion | Carson Byblow | TEDxYouth@AASSofia [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/px9CzSZsa0Y
