My Thoughts on Growth Mindset

It is really funny that we are discussing the topic of Growth Mindset considering the fact that, just yesterday (August 20, 2017), my roommate brought this topic up to talk about while we were having dinner. My roommate is working as a student mentor this semester for freshmen engineering students. He spoke about how important it is for these new students to adopt this Growth Mindset as oppose to adhering to the Fixed Mindset that is programmed into us as kids and high school students. I completely agree with his opinion and that of Doctor Carol Dweck. I believe that anyone who adheres to a Fixed Mindset while in school denies them-self of ever reaching a challenging goal, or worse: causes them to not even try in the first place. I believe that a Fixed Mindset is the outcome of either extremely low self-worth or extremely high self-worth. During my time at OU, I have discovered that I originally had a Fixed Mindset and felt defeated after not receiving the A's that I was accustomed to in high school. I later learned that I had to accept that I was not the smartest student in the class, but that I could always improve to become the student that I personally strive to be. This also taught me to not to be better than my peers, but to be better than my former self.

(Cat with the right attitude:

Growth Mindset Memes)