Growth vs. Fixed Minds

The study done at Stanford University was very interesting to me. I now see that it is true, whatever you believe will come true. If we believe we can, we are right. If we believe we cannot, we are right. When the teachers at Stanford has these kind of attitudes and conducted research on two groups of students, my believe was only verified. When we have a group of students that are made to believe that their brains can learn continuously and every time they learn, the brain's neurons branch together making more pathways and connectiions, the students strive hard in everything they do. Moreover, when students believe they are born with dead brains, that is the attitude they have throughout their school lives and no one can tell them different.

I have learned that as a future teacher, postitive exoectations is a must. If we do not believe in and have faith in our own students, we cannot and should not expect them to have faith and believe in themselves. As a teacher, during the first days of class, I will let my students know that they will all be successful and we will work as a team to make sure this is true. I will believe in every child in my class, no matter what their file folder says about them.