Picture from Jessica Ottewell from flickr
I hadn't heard of the growth mindset before, but I think the idea is very interesting. I think that encouraging teachers to teach with the growth mindset would encourage students to actually learn instead of just seeking good grades. I think that I tend to focus on grades more than I should. When I find something difficult to learn, I often give up and think that it's just too hard. I believe that if I shifted my mindset to the Growth Mindset, I would definitely benefit.
Since I've been at OU, I've spent a lot of time taking classes that I'm required to take. However, because I'm graduating this semester, I'm now taking quite a few classes that I'm not required to take and that I'm genuinely interested in. I hope that as I'm taking these classes, I can use the growth mindset more than I have in the past.
