Growth mindset doesn't work

[Anonymous]

Achievement is more motivating than motivation.

https://aeon.co/amp/essays/schools-love-the-idea-of-a-growth-mindset-but-does-it-work

Anyone who has succeeded at something already knew this.

[Anonymous]

Our school focuses on growth mindset, but in implementation they put too much emphasis on "its not about the grade; a B is good," and it basically taught my kid that he could do no work, get a B, and that was "awesome! Great work." Not sure how that backfired, but it sure did.

[Anonymous]

Definitely true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our school focuses on growth mindset, but in implementation they put too much emphasis on "its not about the grade; a B is good," and it basically taught my kid that he could do no work, get a B, and that was "awesome! Great work." Not sure how that backfired, but it sure did.

Growth mindset teach that a B is okay.

Also, it is true accomplishment builds self confidence but it does not have to be school accomplishment ... which is why top colleges have holistic models for accepting students.

[Anonymous]

You mean, "Growth Mindset hasn't worked...YET."

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school focuses on growth mindset, but in implementation they put too much emphasis on "its not about the grade; a B is good," and it basically taught my kid that he could do no work, get a B, and that was "awesome! Great work." Not sure how that backfired, but it sure did.

Growth mindset teach that a B is okay.

Also, it is true accomplishment builds self confidence but it does not have to be school accomplishment ... which is why top colleges have holistic models for accepting students.

But if you get a B without trying, what is that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You mean, "Growth Mindset hasn't worked...YET."

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school focuses on growth mindset, but in implementation they put too much emphasis on "its not about the grade; a B is good," and it basically taught my kid that he could do no work, get a B, and that was "awesome! Great work." Not sure how that backfired, but it sure did.

Growth mindset teach that a B is okay.

Also, it is true accomplishment builds self confidence but it does not have to be school accomplishment ... which is why top colleges have holistic models for accepting students.

True growth mindset is just the opposite. Not only is a B not okay, and A also isn't okay if it took no effort and learning. So if that's how your school is implementing growth mindset, they're doing it wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You mean, "Growth Mindset hasn't worked...YET."

Sorry, couldn't resist.

OMG. Funniest thing I've read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school focuses on growth mindset, but in implementation they put too much emphasis on "its not about the grade; a B is good," and it basically taught my kid that he could do no work, get a B, and that was "awesome! Great work." Not sure how that backfired, but it sure did.

Growth mindset teach that a B is okay.

Also, it is true accomplishment builds self confidence but it does not have to be school accomplishment ... which is why top colleges have holistic models for accepting students.

True growth mindset is just the opposite. Not only is a B not okay, and A also isn't okay if it took no effort and learning. So if that's how your school is implementing growth mindset, they're doing it wrong.

Yes! I use growth mindset with my own kids. It’s not the grade. It’s the effort and the willingness to challenge oneself. My son is struggling in a class but he’s working hard. I celebrated a hard-won B on a recent test. I would have even been happy with a C (gasp!). I reminded him that before he started preparing he was scoring 50% on the self-tests he did for practice and thinking of dropping the class. He’s proud of his B and now more motivated to keep working. He connects the work to the outcome. My daughter has an A+ in her honors English class but she doesn’t study at all. It comes naturally to her. She’s learning nothing. I’m disappointed that she didn’t take the risk with an AP class. Her fear was she’d get a B. But a B isn’t a bad grade if she’s learning and growing her mind. Its much more meaningful than an A where she hasn’t stretched herself in the least. .

The idea is that we all have to start somewhere. Most of us aren’t naturally amazing out of the gate. We need to work to improve. If we work hard and have patience we will get better. We may never be an Olympic athlete or attend an Ivy League but we will accomplish more than if we didn’t try at all. And often we find a talent or strength that might have been missed if we quit before we really began.

I tell my kids that if a class is tough they’re leaning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school focuses on growth mindset, but in implementation they put too much emphasis on "its not about the grade; a B is good," and it basically taught my kid that he could do no work, get a B, and that was "awesome! Great work." Not sure how that backfired, but it sure did.

Growth mindset teach that a B is okay.

Also, it is true accomplishment builds self confidence but it does not have to be school accomplishment ... which is why top colleges have holistic models for accepting students.

But if you get a B without trying, what is that?

Sorry I meant growth does not say B is okay it says getting a B today doesn't mean you can't get an A if you work at it. It's okay to faulter it does not say it's okay to not try.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You mean, "Growth Mindset hasn't worked...YET."

Sorry, couldn't resist.

You beat me to it! Hush your mouth about growth mindset. Lots of people are making big money off of it.

[Anonymous]

The point is effort people. I think of it like weight lifting -- you want to push yourself to get bigger. That said, of course, mastery is important. But what people lost insight of is that the first thing a teacher can catch is if a kid is cruising and not pushing themselves to grow. Otherwise, that kid can just continue to cruise until things get really difficult and then they shut down.

[Anonymous]

It’s the trend of the day. Polly Positive makes me want to hit her. Just stick around because something else will be on the horizon soon.

[Anonymous]

People clearly don't know what is a learning open minded set.