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Brainology By Carol Dweck
Every parent desires to have a child who will be successful in life. As a child my parents wanted the same for me. When we have a thought in our mind about article “Brainology”, the author, Carol Dweck explains that there are consequences of praising children for their work, they are also different types of mindsets that enable a person’s development. She focuses on two types of mindsets. The first mindset is fixed where a person believes that if she or he is smart, they don’t need to put effort to be successful. The author explains on page 3 of the article that sometimes society encourages this mindset by using words such as smart , intelligent which sometimes creates confidence , however, when the assignment gets difficult then a fixed …show more content…

They wanted us to succeed in every way in school so we can have great jobs when we grow up. They was a way we thought that made us think that we are better than everyone else and can succeed in life without trying hard. I have a older sister who I admire the most. She is so intelligent that I believed that she did not need to read, study before exams because she always came first. My parents also used encouraging words for her and that always made me believe that I also was a blessed child in elementary and high school. I did not study really hard , however , I was able to earn As and Bs. My parents used terms such as smart, intelligent which made me feel smart , however arrogant. As years when by, I was not being successful anymore and unfortunately , I decided to quit anything that seemed difficult. I did not realise that was a fixed mindset. I believed smartness, intelligence should be handed you without …show more content…

I was 18 years old when I first enrolled to Modesto Junior College with over- self confidence and energy. In the beginning of the semester , I attended the classes and took notes , however since high school I was able to pass my class with As and Bs without really working hard , I assumed college will be the same. After paying international tuition and 16 units , I decided that I will go to class when I felt like it. In the middle of the semester, I was barely getting low Cs in the class and failing most of my class. I had a really bad fixed mindset because I did not want to look like I am not smart or intelligent anymore so I dropped those of my classes. The classes that I did not drop , I failed and somehow in my mind I assumed that college was not for me because I have to earn

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