My mindset
Carol Dweck stated there that are fixed mindset and growth mindset, these two different mindsets differentiate everyone process information and deal with failures and their drive for success. Fixed mindset is the belief in which your qualities are set and stone. Meanwhile, growth mindset is the understanding of the essential idea that it is possible to grow and succeed, if you are willing work towards your goal. A critical analysis of Carol Dweck statement reveals that the fixed and growth mindsets are an important social and educational conflict. According to Carol Dweck, “ Believing that your qualities are carved in stone” was a way of explaining fixed mindset. An example would be as a child, I believe that throughout my life I have many struggles or conflicts in school, which
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However, I believed that somewhere in high school change started because of my friends. I know they didn’t encourage me in public speaking; however, communicating with them increased my confidence on a individual level of speaking and slowly moved on to a public speaking. Even though, I am not the greatest at public speaking. I have improved and adapted through the idea of growth mindset.
Although, I know I am still partly set on the fixed mindset but I understand that I also have growth mindset. Another example would be my major, business administration, because of this major I am require to take a lot math courses and other math related courses. As discouraging as it may be for me I have to take these classes because if I don’t I wont be able to transfer and what excuses could I possibility have when there are tutors in College of San Mateo everyday for free. If I am stuck on the fixed mindset, then I most certainly won’t improve in math or understand the materials being taught by the math