Academic Mindset Writing Process Reflection
Who did I work with to compose my academic mindset project? Was this a good approach? To compose my academic mindset project, I worked by myself and this was not a good approach just because I didn’t see somebody who knows better than me to look over what I wrote. What was the most difficult part of my writing process? Why? What did I do to overcome the obstacles? The most difficult part of my writing process was how to choose the write words, write without a lot of grammar or orthography mistakes and how to begin a good paragraph. Because sometimes I when I don’t understand something, I have to think in French first. To overcome this I think that I have to do my best to get this homework done. Also I had my dictionary next to me that helps me. When did I write this project? Good approach? I wrote this essay after work when my memory was free and I had nothing else to think about but only my homework. Yes, It was a good approach because it allowed me to find some new words that is helpful. Where did I write this project? Good approach? I wrote this project in my bedroom and this was a good approach because it is a quiet place where I can focus and not be disturb. Why did I choose to write about my chosen topic? I choose to write about my topic just because it is related to my projects and I wanted to talk about it. How will I adapt/revise my writing process for future revision of the academic mindset assignment? To revise my writing process, first, I have to save my draft in a safe place. Secondly, i have to reread it to think about some new ideas. Thirdly I have to write dawn the new ideas and get more information about the project. Fourth, I have to find more time to go to a tutors so I can get more ideas and corrections about the things I did wrong. Fifth, I have to other project relate to the one I did and finally give a professor who will grade me.
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ENG 100 Assignment #2 Academic Mindsets Argument Professor; Mr Sabatino Mangini February, 23,2017 Fixed and Growth Mindsets Aristotle said, “Education is the best provision for life’s journey.’’ The best I can do to be successful in my life’s journey is to earn a college degree. Going to college will provide me with the means to pursue a career in the medical field. Earning a degree will prepare me and mature me to face the real world. However, before I can become a doctor I must be on the right path. I must have the mindset to overcome any and every obstacle that may want to interfere with my education. Everything that I am doing does matter and all the things I am doing now is preparing me for a better and healthy life. In this essay I’ll talk about how has my academic mindset impacted my abilities as a student to learn. When talking about academic mindsets I will refer to two things, which are the fixed mindset and the growth mindset, how they have impact my abilities to learn. Many students are born with different talents that enable them to be successful in life but students like me will have to be taught a skill and master it, in order to be successful in it. So therefore, we all are different because we all have different mindset, goals and different purpose in life. Some students think negatively while others think positively. Some student think that there are born with certain amount of intelligence and they can not develop it while other think that they can develop their intelligence by working hard to get what they want. I think those who think that way are in the right direction. I know that when somebody have a fixed mindset, that person think that he or she is born with a limited intelligence and he or she can not do anything about it. At school for example when that person is not doing well, he or she can think that it is how he or she is born, that he or she is dumb and can’t get improvement.On the other side I know that someone who have a growth mindset think that he or she is capable to develop his or her intelligence by working hard. According to the article ( The Perils of “Growth Mindset” Education: Why we’re trying to fix our kids when we should be fixing the system), Alfie Kohn stated that “Kids tend to fare better when they regard intelligence and other abilities not as fixed traits that they either have or lack, but as attributes that can be improved through effort.” and according to another article which is (Teachers,Parents Often Misuse Growth Mindset Research), Carol Dweck stated that “kids with what she calls “fixed mindset” stop trying when when confronted with a challenge because they’ve convinced themselves that they’re not good at math or writing or whatever the subject is” on the other side she say that “adult can, instead, help foster a “growth mindset”- the belief that the brain is like muscle that can grow stronger through hard work.” I like more Dweck argument because she is using the growth mindset. After reading her article, I remember that when I came in America many of my friends were telling me that it’s hard to pass the GED test, especially the English and the Social Study part. When these friends were saying this stuff, I used to said to myself that I’m going to maybe fail this test because first, I don’t understand English, Secondly I don’t know a lot about America History and there is no way I could pass it in French which is the language I speak well. Those though were a barrier for me but I don’t like to be negative about things. At that point the fixed mindset wanted to stop me to do what I can do to succeed and continue my studies but as I’m positive and I like to be positive about things even though I know it will not be easy, I told myself that I am not a failure and even though, I will fail, I will try and do it. Also, people who go and pass the test does not have two heads, so , I will do anything I can to pass this test. After those reflection to myself, I found a school where I can learn, understand,speak and have conversation in English with people.This school was Delaware County Literacy Council ( DCLC). I started on October 2014 where I used to go two days a week. This is the beginning of growth mindset. I started to think about how to do, to understand and learn faster so I can pass my GED which will allow me to start college. I started the class and was getting a lot of homework that will help me with my writing, vocabulary, grammar skills and also to get better in communication. Nothing is easy in this world if you don’t give yourself into it. You have to be determine. By the time I was taking this class, every time in the afternoon or evening if you see me I always have a paper or my bag in my hand. It is either I am going to do my homework or I am doing it. I knew I will study a lot to get it and that was what I did. It was not easy but I did it. I couldn’t speak to anybody and that person will understand me in English. After learning English, it is now I started to take my GED Classes at the same place in 2015 and I found another place too which is the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvania. I was going to both school and at the same time was working full time. That is what we call “determination”. Finally I get my GED in June 2016 and here I am. I think America education System does not help a lot because there are not a lot of challenges between students. For example in my country there are a lot of challenges where students will be working on the board after class just to be able to work harder than others. They have there own teacher who help them understand what they need to understand. I have a growth mindset because I like to learn and I like to know new things, have more experiences. This is what I will tell you. In life, you have to be positive and be ready to embrace new opportunities. You have to persevere to get what you want even though it is hard, try more and more to achieve what you want and here are three questions that I would like you to ask yourself every time you have a doubt about something. Where I am going and how to get there? Can I try first before I say I can’t? Now, I didn’t do good, how can I improve myself to get there? ***Bonus Blog (optional): This I Believe [Category: Mindset]: Please visit This I Believe and read a few articles to get a sense of the writing genre. In your blog post, please complete the following:
Please read Chapter 5 (pp. 28 - 38) of Teaching Adolescents to Become Learners [...] (Chicago University). Then, select one of the four academic mindsets ( belonging, growth mindset, self-efficacy, or relevance/purpose) and post an argument about how your selected mindset is the most important one for you to achieve academic success at DCCC. Avoid discussing other students' mindsets. Rather, focus on your personal mindset and academic goals. Here is a list of the four academic mindsets:
6) Growth and Fixed Mindsets [Category: Mindset]: Please write a post that explores growth mindset versus a fixed mindset. In the post, please complete the following:
Fixed mindsets and Growth mindset are two differents things. In the world, everyone have differents ways of thinking. Some people think negatively while some think positively. Every students is different and unique. I wonder why it is like that. In the article name Teachers, Parents Often Misuse Growth Mindset Research, the author psychologist Carol Dweck, from Stanford University stated according to her researches that a lot of students believe that intelligence is a fixed traits. They believe in their own intelligence. “ Kids with what she called fixed mindsets stop trying when when confronted with a challenge” Just because they think there are not good in a subject for example Writing and Math. In contrast to that statement, Carol Dweck argues that “adult can, instead, help foster a “good mindset”- the belief that the brain is like a muscle that can grow stronger through hard work”. According to those statement Carol Dweck distinguish what is fixed mindset and growth mindsets. From my understanding, children with fixed mindsets think that their efforts toward a work is worthless and in school there are not smart enough to grow their intelligence but students with growth mindsets believe they can grow their intelligence by working hard. In the article The perils of Growth Mindset Education, the author Alfie Kohn stated that “kids tend to fare better when they regard intelligence and other abilities not as fixed traits that they either have or lack, but as attributed that can be improved through effort.” According to these two articles I think that student who think that there are smart enough and don’t want to develop their abilities of learning or intelligence are fixed mindsets while the students who want to grow their intelligence by working hard have a growth mindset. As a college students I have both fixed and growth mindset but I have more growth mindsets. I have a fixed mindsets because sometimes I feel like people will make fun of me if I say something that is not correct or something that is different than their point of view. I also have a growth mindsets because I believe in myself and I know that I’m a learner and I like to take things positively in my life. I like to learn from my mistake and get better everyday of my life. Especially in school I like to improve myself. |
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