Grade 7s Ponder Growth and Fixed Mindsets

In class today, we learned about what it meant to work harder, and how to achieve better marks. Lots of people think they know the answer to this question, but it turns out that they really don’t! We learned that to “work harder” really meant to change your method of learning; not just to look over your work over and over again or to do it longer, but to use a different tactic or strategy of learning. Knowing HOW to work harder will really help me in my school work.

Another method of learning we learned in class today is to use the right tools. For example: if you hire a handyman for your house, but he brings no nails, drill, or hammer, how does he work on your house? The same goes for learning. If you always use the right tools to learn, you will succeed.

The last discussion in class today was about growth mindsets and fixed mindsets. People with growth mindsets tend to succeed more, by embracing challenges instead of avoiding them unlike people with fixed mindsets. They do not give up as easily as people with fixed mindsets, are very persistent, are not afraid to try, learn from mistakes, and do not think that if someone succeeds that they will not succeed or feel threatened by them. Clearly, what I have learned today will change the way I complete my schoolwork in grade 7. –Grade 7 Student