I have learned about the "Growth Mindset", actually very
recently. My Introduction to Biochemistry teacher taught our class about it. He
didn’t necessarily show us the TED Talks video, but described the main idea of
the thought. After learning about it, I found myself to be 50-50 with having
the “Growth” and “Fixed” mindset. I realized that with subjects or topics I was
interested in, I would have more of a “growth” approach to it; while if I didn’t
have any interest in the field, I would have a “fixed” mindset. I have learned
that having this growth mindset for my passion and my interests, has helped a
lot through out college. I love chemistry, and with this “growth” mindset, I
tend to do more practice problems, ask questions, or try to understand why I got
something wrong to avoid the problem again.
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| I chose this meme because it describes exactly how I feel about learning new topics in Chemistry. Photo Credits : Larry Ferlazzo |
I don’t get discouraged if I don’t get the best grade on the exam, or
even an A in the class. Since it has helped me a lot, I think I will try to
apply it to classes I’m not so excited for, such as Quantative Analysis. This
class is part of my major, and is one of the more difficult courses. I am
worried I might be able to grasp the material in enough time, or not do great
in my labs. Therefor, I am definitely interested in learning more about the
Growth Mindset, and using it towards this class that I am worried about.
It is really difficult when I get a bad grade back to stay enthusiastic about a class, and I feel like everyone feels this way too. Having the growth mindset is really helpful to combat the feelings of failure when it happens. As a fellow science major, I agree that having a passion for the work is necessary (especially with the level of difficulty). It's easy to want to put the work in when you love a subject, so finding something in classes like "quantitative analysis" to enjoy is difficult, but I wish you luck in powering through!
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