Growth and fixed mindsets; two different ways of thinking. A growth mindset is the belief that with hard work and dedication, basic abilities can grow and develop. A fixed mindset is a belief that qualities like intelligence and talent are simply fixed traits. The difference between them is growth mindsets are trying to develop their everyday abilities and intelligence instead of documenting what they already have. A fixed mindset is someone who simply does not think their intelligence can grow and expand with hard work. In the article "Parents often misuse growth mindset research" Carol Dweck says, Praising effort is useless when the child is not making progress. What she means is that when kids are constantly told that they are doing great when they are not, it will affect them in the future. When they think they were great at something for so long and then they were hit with reality that they are not, they will never see appraisal the same way. In the article, "The perils of Growth Mindset," they say that kids do better when their intelligence and abilities are not fixed traits. When kids use different strategies to find a solution to their problem, there will be a better outcome and they will put more effort into their work. Instead of telling kids to try harder, we can have them look at what their doing and see how we can make it better. Personally I believe in a growth mindset. I believe with the ability to work hard and the determination to succeed, they can do anything they put their minds too.
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