Growth Mindset - What I Discovered

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 I'd never specifically heard of the 'Growth Mindset' idea before, but I think that it's something that's already kind of spoken about. I often hear 'If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room'. I think it's often encouraged to look for answers, to not be the smartest person, and to have room to grow your knowledge. I was always encouraged to find something I don't know and instead of accepting I don't know, ask. Find an answer. Ponder. Google it. There's very few things that can't be learned or answered in this world.

If we all knew the answer to everything, discussions wouldn't be had, conversations would be boring and no one would have an opinion. There's power in the lack of knowledge too. We have a lot of time on this earth, and it would be incredibly boring to already know everything.

For me, I am someone who questions everything. If I don't understand the logic behind something, I struggle to do the task. I've even found with assignments that if I don't know the end goal, what we're doing these labs for, this work for, then I don't achieve as much. So I know if my assignments aren't set out in the next 2 or 3 weeks then I probably won't succeed as much and will probably put less time in as I don't have the motivation to work toward something. I like a challenge, I like seeking answers. Yeah, it can be a problem too - sometimes there genuinely isn't an answer or reason and we just have to live with that. 

I'm looking forward to this module in particular because everything is already there. Although it's not really something I have a huge interest in (I do love gaming, but the behind the scene doesn't interest me), I know that the answers are there, I just have to seek them. If I do the tasks, if I finish the reading and I put the work in, I can do well. It's like a simple maths equation.

I think the Growth Mindset is something that can be developed and implemented before and more often in further education and higher education. Primary and secondary school are requirements. We have to do them. But after that, college, PLCs etc - they're all optional. Yes, there's a bit of an issue with everyone assuming you need a degree and yes, that's something that needs to be looked in to. Degrees aren't always accessible. But if you look at the LC points system, that's not about wanting to be in a specific course. I have several friends who do a course 'because that's what my points got me'. I didn't get enough points for my dream course (media in DCU). I'm still doing media. If I had the points, I'd have finished my course by now. But my point is, I'm here because I want to be. I did a PLC to test the subject, see if I liked it. Then I decided that the actual college didn't matter, it was the degree and the teaching. There should be more emphasize on people wanting to go to college, not needing to go because otherwise they won't succeed.

This leads into the Growth Mindset. Some people want to grow their knowledge, some don't. I bet most people can differentiate between these people when they turn up to class. Maybe this mindset needs to be pushed more. If people want to learn, if people want to further their education now for their lives later, if people want to challenge themselves, then lets help them. And if they don't? That should be okay too.


(a brain surrounded by different comparisons of fixed mindset vs growth mindset, flickr.com)

I like this image because the comparisons make the message really clear - you choose what mindset you have. 

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