Syd's Thoughts

Listening to Carol Dweck's perspective on the "growth mindset" was very eye-opening. I had not heard of this until today, but I think that I have been subconsciously using this mind set during school. I actually agree with Dr. Dweck when she said that things being easy are not always a good thing. I grew up in a very small town in Oklahoma and oftentimes I was not challenged during school. When I got to college, I felt like I was in a whole new world because I was actually being challenged to learn.  I also think that the growth mindset is essential to have in school. Since I was not challenged as much as I should have been growing up, I was not prepared to take chemistry at OU. Needless to say, I epically failed my first exam and did not know how to react. I do think that I have a growth mindset though because instead of withdrawing or deciding that there is nothing I can do, I went to tutoring and put even more time and effort into my studying so that I would do better ...