Blog Post 1: Spring 2022
It was really interesting reading these articles and seeing the video. I actually saw the video with Carol Dweck last semester, and it really stuck with me. I've used her examples in discussions and debates about the school system and the difference it makes to rewards kids for the process they used to solve a problem, rather than the result. I feel like I mostly have a growth mindset. I've mentioned this many times in short essays and discussion board posts; I grew up struggling terribly in math. I was always a C and D student, and I thought "I'm just not good at it. There's nothing I can do." Even less than 10 years ago, I always said to myself "I can't go into a field that requires lots of math. I wouldn't make it. I'm just not good at it, and I hate it." However, five years ago I decided I wanted to go into cyber security. I don't know what changed in me, but I decided "I might struggle in math, but I can figure it out."...