Carol S. Dweck's Mindset

Mindset Reflection The book, Mindset, written by Carol S. Dweck, is related to the the core values and beliefs of MSMHS and myself. Dweck teaches the readers that success is not about how high the I.Q. is, but it is about one’s mindset. A mindset is a view a person adapts for themselves and it can change the way they deal with their situation. A person with a fixed mindset would create “the feeling of utter failure and paralysis” (Dweck 9). They would feel like they are failures instead of working to overcome their deficiencies. People with a fixed mindset will think that they have fixed traits and having natural talent with a high I.Q. level would prove your success. On the other hand, people with growth mindsets learn to cope with failure …show more content…
They believe in expanding their boundaries in order to learn something new. This is connected to the MSMHS belief because Dweck teaches the readers that failure does not label people as unintelligent or untalented, but instead, if you learn to overcome that failure, it can make your knowledge stretch. In order to overcome mistakes, you have to put in the effort to learn and understand. Putting in effort and working hard at something, it does not mean that you are not smart since it did not come easily to you. If someone work hard to overcome their weakness, they would grow as a learner compared to someone who is a natural genius. Mindsets are a type of belief and it can be easily changed. Mindset also connects to my beliefs because I believe that failure is not permanent. By learning from my mistakes, I can make sure that I know how to deal with the situation in case it happens again. For example, if I fail on a math test, instead of giving up and stop studying for the next test, with my growth mindset I can talk to a teacher for more help or I can study even harder on upcoming text. By using grit, it prevents me from giving into my mistake because I could always rebound my grade back up. Like grades, traits