Carol Dweck’s work in the psychology of successful area of Growth Mindset. The evidence from her research clearly points out that the single most important trait that all successful people have in common is their specific mindset. Dweck’s excellent book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success presents Growth And Fixed Mindset – two beliefs systems about human abilities, intelligence, talent.
What is Fixed Mindset ?
Some believe their success is based on innate ability and intelligence; they believe that these quantums are innate and therefore fixed . Such people are said to have a “fixed” theory of intelligence or a fixed mindset.
What is Growth Mindset ?
According to psychologist Carol Dweck, those with a fixed mindset believe that your intelligence is natural and cannot be improved. Those with a growth mindset believe your intelligence can be stretched & grown. Growth Mindset is a simple idea discovered by Dweck in her decades of research in achievement and success. According to her We should not discourage if we initially fail at task, for failure should only make us keep trying and with determination and perseverance we are sure to succeed.
Therefore, success is not determined by one’s I.Q or talent rather it is determined by one’s GRIT or the ability one has to never give up!
5 ways to shift kids Mindset
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Collaborate
Don’t be afraid to tell kids “that’s too easy”. Collaborate with them to find work that is suitably challenging. -
Practice
Give effusive praise for kids’ effort–not for their talent. Students get plenty of praise for their talent from their classmates and their other teachers. Show them that you appreciate the work they put in to their art. -
Encourage
Remind kids that success takes work. If students want to learn to throw on the wheel, they need to be practicing every day. If they want to draw from observation, they need to get out the drawing pencils and paper on a regular basis. -
Embrace Challenges
Teach kids to embrace criticism. Do critiques–both formal and informal–and encourage your kids to use that feedback and advice to get better. -
Embrace
Criticism Embrace the challenges, and embrace the mistakes. That’s how we learn. That’s how we advance.
Don’t neglect the growth mindset for yourself either. You should embrace the challenges and embrace the mistakes right along with your students. A growth mindset will help you as a teacher, and more importantly, it will help students be successful.
We at BrainArt art classes we help students to develop a growth mindset by teaching them about the amazing characteristics of our elastic brain which supports the fact that our brain muscles are automatically stretched every time we responds to a challenge and thus growth takes place when we come up with a solution. In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.
