Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset Meme Source One of the things that stuck out to me the most in Carol Dweck's TED Talk was about 1:47 when Dweck stated that students felt it was tragic and catastrophic when presented with a problem that they couldn't solve. 2 things really caught my attention, first being that "Instead of luxuriating in the power of yet, they were gripped by the tyranny of now" and the second being that the students stated that they would cheat next time if they failed a test. The reason this was so attractive to me is because this is exactly how I feel, and what I've noticed how others feel. It seems that many students, at all levels of education, feel that if they do not achieve their goal (in this case passing a test) then they believe that they are unable to obtain that goal and feel defeated. This sense of defeat is what leads many to find nontraditional and unethical ways to reach their goals, (i.e. cheating) as their original attempt resulted in failu...