What is a Growth Mindset?
Why is it important?
Through decades of research on achievement and success, Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck discovered the “growth mindset”. The growth mindset is what pushes growth and developments both mentally and academically. It is the belied that our most basic abilities can be developed through hard work and that brains and talent are just the starting point, tend to gain more success and achievement in the long run. It is not calling ourselves "stupid" or "bad" at something. It is going beyond that and pushing ourselves to become better and shine.
Of all subjects, mathematics is the one that is easiest to give up on and say "I suck" or "I hate math" but, imagine if Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton said this when math got tough. Would we have any of the modern devices we have now? No, we would be nowhere without mathematicians. That is why it is important to not give up. We must continue to push ourselves so we can better understand our world and the numbers that make it up.
Of all subjects, mathematics is the one that is easiest to give up on and say "I suck" or "I hate math" but, imagine if Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton said this when math got tough. Would we have any of the modern devices we have now? No, we would be nowhere without mathematicians. That is why it is important to not give up. We must continue to push ourselves so we can better understand our world and the numbers that make it up.
In a fixed mindset students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents, are just fixed traits. They have a certain amount and that's that, and then their goal becomes to look smart all the time and never look dumb. In a growth mindset students understand that their talents and abilities can be developed through effort, good teaching and persistence. They don't necessarily think everyone's the same or anyone can be Einstein, but they believe everyone can get smarter if they work at it."
- Carol Dweck, Mindset
- Carol Dweck, Mindset
My Goals as a Mathematician
Below are some goals I have written at the start of my eleventh grade year in order to assure the most development and learning throughout my journey.