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  • Essay / What is Growth Mindset Essay - 987

    This was our senior project and was required for graduation. This was the first time I had to write such a long article and I was overwhelmed and scared. When I turned in my paper, I felt a sense of relief knowing that I was actually capable and that gave me confidence. Now I can say that I have gained a growth mindset. I think you absolutely need a growth mindset to succeed academically. In college you are given assignments, projects and assignments and no one will hold your hand and force you to complete them. There are also long lectures, boring professors, and stressful topics and having a growth mindset will help you remember to stick with it and not give up. “One of the dictionary definitions of the verb “claim”: is to take as the rightful owner; to affirm in the face of contradiction. “To receive” means to come into possession of: to act as a receptacle or container for; accept as authoritative or true. » (Rich 1) Receiving an education means accepting everything that teachers tell us is true and believing it. Do not question anything that is given. Not confronting what we know is false because the teacher tells us it is true.