After reading the section of "Negative labels and how they work" in chapter 3 of Carol S. Dweck's book "Mindset", I identified a big connection. Frequently, prom 2016 is referred to as the lazy students, the disastrous or crazy grade, the helpless kids, or even as the worst prom. This labels are given by other grade students, by parents, and even by teachers. I am completely aware of the negative labels and conceptions that are given to my grade and I have heard stories/annecdotes in which teachers are warned about us, in some situations we are treated differently, and many expect the worst from us. As Carol S. Dweck mentioned, we trust too much people opinions. She describes how that vulnerability afflicts many of the most able, high-achieving people. Before reading this book, I found this subject highly unfair and I strongly believed that so many negative comments and missconceptions about my grade were actually making us vulnerable and making us think all those comments were true and that we would end up acting according to it. After reading this book, I realized this was a fixed-mindset thought; in the fixed mindset, when you're hit with a negative label, you're afraid of deserving it.
There's a huge variety of great students in prom 2016, and I am curious to know who are the students with a growth mindset, and who are the students with a fixed mindset. I am sure that all of us were impacted in some way by the negative labels given to us, and it would be interesting to find out how people with different mindsets reacted to these labels. As I mentioned, before reading "Mindset", I responded with a fixed mindset, but after reading the book, I feel that my mindset was positively influenced, and today, I would respond differently. It would be amazing if the rest of my grade would also receive the gift of the growth mindset, and this way, even when the negative labels come along, we wil remain in charge of our learning.
There's a huge variety of great students in prom 2016, and I am curious to know who are the students with a growth mindset, and who are the students with a fixed mindset. I am sure that all of us were impacted in some way by the negative labels given to us, and it would be interesting to find out how people with different mindsets reacted to these labels. As I mentioned, before reading "Mindset", I responded with a fixed mindset, but after reading the book, I feel that my mindset was positively influenced, and today, I would respond differently. It would be amazing if the rest of my grade would also receive the gift of the growth mindset, and this way, even when the negative labels come along, we wil remain in charge of our learning.