The Secret To Raising Smart Kid Analysis

Growth or Fixed? How do we teach our people to know there 's always room to grow, instead of always putting them down? We as humans, tend to have a fix mindset on many things, like school or work or whatever it is that you dislike; but to look at life with a different perspective, to grow, seems very far fetched. We are taught that we are worth nothing and will never achieve anything, which gives us a fixed mindset. Both "The Secret to Raising Smart Kids" and "You are Not Special" encourage the audience to approach life with a growth mindset. In the article, “The Secret to Raising Smart Kids” Dweck says, “Teaching people to have a “growth mind-set,” which encourages a focus on “process” rather than on intelligence or talent, produces high achievers in school and in life.” Every day we are told that we are not good enough, we are never told that we are almost there. It reflects in school, work, and even our social lives. We would rather give up than work to get better. We get a F in a class, and we are told that we are never going to get anywhere in life. We are so caught up in these letters, kids are more focused on getting a certain letter than actually learning things. We

Students are more unwilling when the relationship with the teacher is not there. “Mind-set can affect the quality and longevity of personal relationships as well, through people 's willingness—or unwillingness—to deal with difficulties. Those with a fixed mind-set are less likely than those with a growth mind-set to broach problems in their relationships and to try to solve them, according to a 2006 study I conducted with psychologist Lara Kammrath, now at Wake Forest University” (Dweck). When you are unwilling to change your mind on how you feel about something it’s very hard to grow in that subject. If you continue to to bad in something, you will think that you will forever be bad and there is no room for