Carol Ann Duffy

Failure is not an option. This is a comment often spoken by “driven” individuals. After reading Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Dr. Carol S. Dweck, it is clear that these individuals fall into the growth mindset. Dweck’s book explains that individuals from adolescents to adults fall into two categories: a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. In a fixed mindset, people believe that their basic qualities, like intelligence or talent are simply fixed. Whereas, people who believe that…

“The Secret to Raising Smart Kids” (Dweck. 2015) inspires me to reassess my teaching style as a teacher and a parent. Positive reinforcement can be very helpful to boost a student’s morale, but parsing, if not done properly, can be detrimental to student’s mental development (Dweck.2015) Every child is different with his or her unique talents and capabilities. As explained by Howard Gardner’s “Theory of Multiple Intelligences” , “We all exhibit different profile of intelligence and these are…

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…

It also allows for the a child to learn from setbacks and if the child wished to correct said setbacks they would have a positive environment to purse that. Dweck stated: We found that students’ mindsets—how they perceive their abilities—played a key role in their motivation and achievement, and we found that if we changed students’ mindsets, we could boost their achievement. More precisely, students who believed their intelligence could be developed (a…

Ebenezer Scrooge was a man who lived most of his life with greed, and hatred. This anger that dwelled in him was a grudge on Christmas.Jacob Marley, Scrooge’s partner in life, died on Christmas, making Scrooge dislike Christmas for the rest of his life, until an event that occurred to affect him in such a way, to make Scrooge a joyful person. This event that changed his life was when the ghost of Christmas future took Scrooge to a cemetery, where Scrooge saw his grave, realising what his future…

“A Christmas Carol” Bob and Marly (Essay 2) “A Christmas Carol” Bob and Marly have many important messages in the book. These messages and be shown by examples in the book and real life. They are vary important to the story and certain characters. The first message is “If one person changes for the better, others are effected for the better.”. A great example of this is towards the end of the story after Scrooge’s his change in attitude after the event with the spirits. He was…

Risks are all about choices and that is what Dweck stresses about mindsets: you have a choice. “Mindsets are just beliefs. They’re powerful beliefs, but they’re just something in your mind, and you can change your mind”(Dweck, 2016, p. 16), Is there is a choice to be a learner or non learner? Dweck points out that one can become a non learner if they continue to have a fixed mindset. At an early age if children become afraid of failure because of being challenged they may become afraid of…

Here is why i believe it is important to have a growth mindset.I think it's important because having a growth mindset is a way better way of thinking because the ideas that you come up with are better than the original way of thinking.The brain is actually quite like plastic, and can be reshaped over time, forming new neural pathways. This has led neuroscientists to call this tendency neuroplasticity. There are three key things that you can do to develop a growth mindset: You need to…

“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is a detailed rich story about a stingy old man that is visited by three ghosts whose visitations provide the old sour man with individualized life changing lessons. The story itself holds a deeper meaning engraved between the lines. As the reader one must think deeper about what the ghosts represented in the story and the value they hold. Each ghost has something symbolic on them. The Ghost of Christmas Past carries a cap that if placed upon his brow will…

Similarities and Differences of The Christmas Carol: Movie and Play “God bless us, everyone.” (Dickens, 22). Charles Dickens wrote The Christmas Carol to teach us a lesson about giving and kindness that all men and women deserve no matter their financial circumstances. We learn that happiness is found even when your situation is hard. There are many differences and similarities between the play and the movie of The Christmas Carol. In the play, Mr. Scrooge, a greedy old man, is visited by…