Week 8 Growth Mindset

After pondering through the different dimensions of growth I came up with a few that I know I need to work on. One aspect of myself that I know that needs some work is my attachment to the comfort zone. Once I am comfortable I do not like to go out of my way to try new things. However, I know an important part of growing is to try new things and learn from them. Another aspect I could use some work on is, I like to get things right the first time. However, from our revisions that we have to do, I have learned that sometimes it is better to have practice and gain that experience.

Though I need some things to work on, I have improved in lots of ways as well. For example, coming to OU a very important thing I learned was to ask questions! Ask lots of questions! I know that if I am every confused I always email my professors right away with the questions I have. I have also learned, especially with this class, to set my own schedule and priorities. I have also learned a lot about motivation. I know that having the motivation within myself is really important to meet my deadlines. Intrinsic motivation is the best, because you will not always have external rewards to get you to meet the goals needed.

I am grateful for everything I have learned in this class and everything that I will continue to learn. This class has taught me a lot about myself and I hope to only continue to grow from this experience.

Motivation

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Growth Mindset: Growth Through Quotes

Something New 

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This is something that I have put much thought in, especially recently. I feel that this quote is extremely relevant when it comes to universities. Many people take certain classes because they are "blow off classes." What this means, is that several students look for what they believe would be an easy class. They want to take a class where they will not do a whole lot but still get credit. They are not learning something from this, but just practicing things that they already knew. 

Mindsets such as these are very limited. If you think about it, you are paying thousands of dollars to just sit in a room and listen to things that you already know, and do things that are easy to you. Instead of challenging ourselves, we have accepted that we rather take the easy route instead of the route that would lead us to explore new subjects and ideas.

Growing is an important par of life. Growing our mind is part of that growth. Constantly learning new concepts helps us expand our mind. I decided my sophomore year I would never take a class because I thought it was a "blow off" class. I would only take classes where I thought I could get something out of it. I love this quote because it is everything that I believe. 

My Transition to a Growth Mindset

Growth mindset is a topic that I was not familiar with until now. I have never heard about Carol Dweck until today. I really liked the transcripts that I read. I think that she makes several good points. One in particular that caught my eye was the question "Are we raising our kids to be obsessed with getting A's?" To be completely honest I definitely think we are. We are always told that getting an A in the class proves so much about yourself. However, I do not think that this is the case. I think that a letter grade might have more to do with effort than it does intelligence. I like the mindset that you are just not there YET. Meaning that a person is still learning and growing regardless if they fail at a thing or two. I know for myself I learn better when working with someone 1 on 1 or in a smaller setting. However, there are times where I am in class with 400 people at once. With the growth mindset I can tell myself that this will be a challenge that I can succeed in. A class that I am excited for this semester is History of Racism. A class that I think will be my hardest is class is possibly Ethics for Intercollegiate Athletics. However, with the growth mindset I trust that I will do just fine.

To grow yourself, you must know yourself. 

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