HW
Growth mindset is a concept you can apply in your academics and on the job.Its also a way to approach day-to-day life. Here are some examples of everyday situations in which you canconsciously choose torespond with a growth mindset.
Example 1: Your morning is full of the unexpected. You hit the snooze button too many times, resulting in waking up late for work. As you rush to get out the door to your job, you accidentally spill your coffee andhave totake time to clean up the mess. Since you left your home later than usual, traffic is moving at a snails pace. A fixed mindset responsewould be grumblingaboutyourcrummy morning.A growth mindset responsewould be committingto wakingup earlier anddevisingamore effectivemorning routine.
Example 2: Mostpeoplelike to be winners, andkids on sports teamsare no exception.Sowhen yourdaughter,who spent tireless hours in the backyard practicing her jump shot, makes 10 out of 15 shotsleadingher basketball team in scoring on game dayyou can praise her by giving a fixedmindset responseoragrowth mindset response. A fixed mindset response would be Great game!Youre a spectacular athlete!Agrowth mindset response, by contrast,would be Great game! Your dedication, practice, and hard work werereflected in your performance tonight.
In theDiscussionforum, share some examples of how you can apply growth mindset in your daily interactions,either in aprofessionalsettingor in your academics. Here are some prompts to address if you need some ideas:
How do you handle a new project or task at work, home, or school?
How do you embrace working in groups when you prefer to work independently?
How would you react to your instructors suggestion to incorporate a data component into an assignment for your non-math-related course?
What do you do when you dont understand something that everyone around you seems to have caught onto?
To maintain the pace of your course progress, post your response to the discussion questions during Week2. Also, to make this discussion interactive, please respond to postingsfrom at least two classmates. Give your classmates positive feedback on their growth mindset response, or offer an example ofa timeyou were inasimilar situation and respondedsimilarlyor differently, explaining how your response helpedyou(or not).
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