{"id":58,"date":"2014-11-26T18:14:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T18:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/danielleganley\/?p=58"},"modified":"2014-11-27T13:35:36","modified_gmt":"2014-11-27T13:35:36","slug":"do-i-have-a-growth-mind-set-also-known-as-my-epiphanic-moment-or-the-time-i-realized-i-may-be-uncomfortable-with-uncomfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/danielleganley\/2014\/11\/26\/do-i-have-a-growth-mind-set-also-known-as-my-epiphanic-moment-or-the-time-i-realized-i-may-be-uncomfortable-with-uncomfort\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I have a growth mind-set? (Also known as my epiphanic moment or the time I realized I may be uncomfortable with being uncomfortable.)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Growth<\/a><\/p>\n

I have recently been reading Carol Dweck\u2019s\u00a0Mindset- The New Psychology of Success<\/a>\u00a0 as professional development. \u00a0I began reading the book to access the knowledge and strategies I needed to support my students. \u00a0I had begun to notice that some of my students were really uncomfortable with challenging work that asked a lot of them. \u00a0Even more uncomfortable with failing. Terribly uncomfortable with feedback that wasn\u2019t glowing and demanded a second look, more detail or a complete overhaul. Just really uncomfortable with being uncomfortable.<\/strong> \u00a0When work was easy, all was well in the world. \u00a0When the test or assignment came back with accolades and the desired grade, all was even better in the world. But what happens when it\u2019s not glowing? \u00a0What about when the positive may be overshadowed by a lot of \u201cwhere to go next to improve\u201d? \u00a0What do you do then? \u00a0Therein lies the difference between those with a fixed mind-set versus a growth mind-set. \u00a0 \u00a0Some were eager for \u00a0feedback as a chance to become better at a skill. \u00a0Others relished a chance to \u201cattempt a challenge\u201d. \u00a0I also came to see others did not accept\u00a0challenge as a chance to flex their mind. \u00a0The work was just too hard. \u00a0 They dropped the course. \u00a0They didn\u2019t read the feedback. \u00a0Or worse, feedback was terribly personal that they assumed \u201ca teacher hated them\u201d or that they just didn\u2019t get the material. AND NEVER WOULD. \u00a0Enter the fixed mind set. \u00a0You were either good at X or not.<\/p>\n

With each page I read, with each\u00a0Youtube clip I watched, and with each growth mind-set infographic I agonized over, I was working to\u00a0find a way to encourage my own students to be more comfortable with failure. I want my students to embrace challenges and resist the temptation to quit when things become hard, uncomfortable or confusing. \u00a0I want my students to hear feedback as critical but helpful and not criticism. \u00a0I want my students to be up for any challenge. \u00a0 \u00a0I am\u00a0going to help them get there! I am\u00a0going to help them develop a growth mind-set. \u00a0It will\u00a0make them better students, better future employees, better partners\u2026BETTER HUMAN BEINGS. \u00a0 (Lofty goal, aren\u2019t they?)<\/p>\n

But as I read through the book\u2026a quiet voice started getting a little louder. \u00a0For all I asked of my students, I wasn\u2019t so sure I was asking that of myself. \u00a0Am I up for the challenge? \u00a0Do I attempt work that is really challenging and jump in ready to learn? \u00a0Can a colleague offer feedback about my teaching? My interactions with students? My marking practices? \u00a0And can I take that and learn from it? \u00a0 Do I take feedback\u00a0as a path to empowerment or terribly personal?<\/p>\n

Ultimately, asking myself one question: Do I have a fixed or growth mindset?<\/p>\n

How can I ask of my students what I don\u2019t foster in myself?<\/p>\n

As I move forward in my growth\u00a0as a teacher, I need to persist in the face of difficulty or setbacks. \u00a0I need to accept challenges that may not be easy. \u00a0I need to hear and grow from feedback. I need a growth mindset.<\/p>\n

My journey begins this year. \u00a0 \u00a0 Anyone else with me?<\/p>\n

Danielle<\/p>\n

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