So true Mike. It’s been my experience that you have to fight against the current the river is flowing to paddle in the opposite direction. The only way to grow is to try, fail, dry yourself off and try a different angle. Thanks for reading and for your helpful comments!
I'm late to this but loved it! 2 kids = adjusting time management AND working on "16 years of brainwashed messaging" (and more thanks to grad schools...) :)
Excellent thoughts, Tarek. Unfortunately, our formal educational model has significantly contributed to this mindset. We learn pretty quickly that “failure” is bad and, to help drive that message home, the system will heavily penalize for it and brand it permanently and forever on one’s academic transcript. This effectively shifts the incentive, for most, from a learning growth mindset to doing whatever is necessary to avoid failure (and save face).
Note: not all students are impacted like this but I’ve observed a good majority of them are.
So true Mike. It’s been my experience that you have to fight against the current the river is flowing to paddle in the opposite direction. The only way to grow is to try, fail, dry yourself off and try a different angle. Thanks for reading and for your helpful comments!
I'm late to this but loved it! 2 kids = adjusting time management AND working on "16 years of brainwashed messaging" (and more thanks to grad schools...) :)
Spot on Tarek!
Excellent thoughts, Tarek. Unfortunately, our formal educational model has significantly contributed to this mindset. We learn pretty quickly that “failure” is bad and, to help drive that message home, the system will heavily penalize for it and brand it permanently and forever on one’s academic transcript. This effectively shifts the incentive, for most, from a learning growth mindset to doing whatever is necessary to avoid failure (and save face).
Note: not all students are impacted like this but I’ve observed a good majority of them are.