Most parents tend to think that intelligence and talent are the key to success for their children. However, many researches nowadays points out that there are many factors others than smartness along to make children successful. Among those theories, Angela Duckworth‘s “Grit” about hard working and Carol S. Dweck’s “Growth Mind-set” about not giving up stand out the most. These two theories, while having differences, can be surprisingly similar as they are based on a perspective about how students think.
Duckworth identifies “Grit” as “sticking with things over the very long term until you master them” or “resilience in the face of failure or adversity”. On the other hand, Dweck’s “Growth mind-set” is the ability to think positively, does not afraid of challenges, and believe in cultivated effort. How are these two similar? In “The Significance of Grit” article, Duckworth mentioned that resilience is a part of grit, and resilience people are usually optimistic, not held by setbacks. According to Dweck, these are the trails of a growth mind-set person, which is to believe in oneself and doesn’t give in to failure. Therefore, grit and growth mind-set come from the belief of one person on their view over the problem, how they would solve it, …show more content…
Grit can come from passion and interests, loyal to your work. This is what Dweck didn’t take into consideration when she talks about the people with growth mind-sets. People can be open minded, optimistic, and view failure as an opportunity to improve themselves doesn’t mean they believe they can do it. Sometimes, people just love what they have been doing over the years (“consistent interests- focused passion” as Duckworth explains and how she chose to work in psychology field). That doesn’t have anything to do with failure and adversity. Thus, grit is more than just having a growth mind-set; grit can be about doing what you love and pursuit it until the end, regardless of
Duckworth identifies “Grit” as “sticking with things over the very long term until you master them” or “resilience in the face of failure or adversity”. On the other hand, Dweck’s “Growth mind-set” is the ability to think positively, does not afraid of challenges, and believe in cultivated effort. How are these two similar? In “The Significance of Grit” article, Duckworth mentioned that resilience is a part of grit, and resilience people are usually optimistic, not held by setbacks. According to Dweck, these are the trails of a growth mind-set person, which is to believe in oneself and doesn’t give in to failure. Therefore, grit and growth mind-set come from the belief of one person on their view over the problem, how they would solve it, …show more content…
Grit can come from passion and interests, loyal to your work. This is what Dweck didn’t take into consideration when she talks about the people with growth mind-sets. People can be open minded, optimistic, and view failure as an opportunity to improve themselves doesn’t mean they believe they can do it. Sometimes, people just love what they have been doing over the years (“consistent interests- focused passion” as Duckworth explains and how she chose to work in psychology field). That doesn’t have anything to do with failure and adversity. Thus, grit is more than just having a growth mind-set; grit can be about doing what you love and pursuit it until the end, regardless of