“Two Views of Intelligence Several years later I developed a broader theory of what separates the two general classes of learners-helpless versus mastery-oriented. I realized that these different types of students not only explain their failures differently, but they also hold different “theories” of intelligence.
"The helpless ones believe that intelligence is a fixed trait: you have only a certain amount, and that’s that. I call this a “fixed mind-set.” Mistakes crack their self-confidence because they attribute errors to a lack of ability, which they feel powerless to change. They avoid challenges because challenges make mistakes more likely and looking smart less so. Like Jonathan, such children shun effort in the belief that having to work hard means they are dumb” (Carol S. Dweck, Scientific American Mind - November 28, 2007).
I landmarked this passage because Poly teachers need to teach the “growth mind-set.” I personally feel that the Poly Middle School fosters the “fixed mind-set” rather than the “growth mind-set,” because students are taught that the grade is more important that learning the material.
Certain teachers would give tests days after we learned material, forcing me to memorize material instead of learning it. This passage stated all of the negatives of the “fixed mind-set” and how the “growth mind-set” exponentially better, yet Poly still puts a premium on the grade rather than the learning process.
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