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Creating a Culture of Helpfulness & Growth Mindset

Writer's picture: Angélica PadrónAngélica Padrón

In this ever-changing world of education, our system focuses on evaluating students’ abilities instead of their willingness to learn and grow. This touches me in a profound way because I never thought of that before. The switch in my mind occurred when I watched Dr. Carol Dweck's video about the growth mindset.


It was eye-opening because it allowed me to reflect on my own mindset. Therefore, I will develop the following questions about the growth mindset.


  • How do you interpret the message of "yet"?


The word yet is very inspiring to me, it lets me know that I still have a chance to keep working on achieving my goals.


  • How will adopting the growth mindset change the way you learn?

Adopting a growth mindset will allow me to see learning and challenges differently. I will acknowledge my failures or mistakes and see them as an opportunity to keep improving and avoid getting stuck in the "I can't" mindset.



  • Consider how the growth mindset can change the acceptance of feedback.

Feedback allows me to see the areas where I need to improve, the growth mindset will help me have an open mind and have a better acceptance to receive positive criticism.


What resources (content, video, media, etc.) might you use to learn about the growth mindset?

I will look for more videos from Dr. Carol Dweck about developing a growth mindset.


  • Review the graphic below compare and contrast the Fixed Mindset to the Growth Mindset and consider where you are on this scale.

Comparing the graphics, I could say that I  have been stuck in a fixed mindset in many aspects of my life. After seeing the graphic and all the benefits that a growth mindset offers, I want to transition from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset apply these principles to my own life, and share them with my students.





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