Blog Post #1 Theme: "I think therefore I'am" By Rene Descartes
Honestly I really don't understand to what this quote applies to. Dose it apply to plant because do plants don't think as far as we know they do respond but, not think? So according to this quote plants, chairs, etc. don't exist. If thinking is the only way to prove something exists than only humans and animals exist among other things . Do they exist according to this quote they don't? So do plants exist
Honestly I really don't understand to what this quote applies to. Dose it apply to plant because do plants don't think as far as we know they do respond but, not think? So according to this quote plants, chairs, etc. don't exist. If thinking is the only way to prove something exists than only humans and animals exist among other things . Do they exist according to this quote they don't? So do plants exist
Growth v. Fixed Mindset
Mindset, the psychological theory that explains why some children thrive in school and why others have a harder time, contributes to our learning across the disciplines. Psychology professor at Stanford University, Carol Dweck, has studied children and has run many tests to research the growth and fixed mindset theory. Children with fixed mindsets believe that they are born with a certain amount of intelligence and talent and they can’t do anything to gain more. One with a growth mindset believes that they can grow their intelligence and learn new things. A fixed mindset and a growth one see(or think of) things differently. For example a fixed mindset avoids challenges, but a growth mindset sees challenges and uses them to learn and improve. Why do some children get a fixed mindset? It could be because of how their parents praise them. “Why Praise Can Be Bad for Kids.”, by Ann Pleshette Murphy and Jennifer Allen, states, “ ‘Parents should take away from the fact that they are not giving their children a gift when they tell them how brilliant and talented they are,’ Dweck says. ‘ They are making them believe that they are valued only for being intelligent, and it makes them not want to learn.’” This evidence shows when parents try to raise their child’s self-esteem by complimenting their intelligence, their child will struggle in the long run. They should praise their children on their hard work, or tell them the truth about why they failed so that they know what to do in the future. A fixed mindset could also lead to a more serious study of psychology, depression. According to an article “Why Mindsets Matter.”, by psychologist and self-help writer Jerry Kennard, it states, “ For a fixed mindset the writing is often on the wall. Once perceived failure occurs there is almost a sense of permanence about it and a belief that they can never get back what is lost. Perceived failure can lead to anxiety and depression.” This statement supports my claim about how a fixed mindset could contribute to depression and shows that a person how a person with a fixed mindset thinks about failure.
Dweck’s findings have contributed across the disciplines. Robert Sternberg, dean of the Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences, says Dweck's research can help leaders as well. “If you’re afraid of making mistakes, you’ll never learn on the job, and your whole approach becomes defensive: ‘I have to make sure I don’t screw up.’”(Robert Sternberg, pg. 5, para. 28). This shows that some people with a fixed mindset who hold a position as a leader will focus on not making any mistakes, but at the cost of not taking any chances to make new, better actions due to the fact they they could go wrong. Another Stanford Psychology professor, James Gross, started linking Dweck’s findings to emotions. In one study, he followed a group of Stanford freshmen as they adjusted to college life. What he found is interesting, “Those with a fixed mindset about emotions were less able to manage theirs, and by the end of freshman year, they’d shown poorer social and emotional adjustment than their growth-minded counterparts”(pg. 5, para 30). This evidence shows that the growth and fixed mindset theory has the same effect as it does adults. It also shows that a fixed mindset not only affects the way we think, but it affects our emotions. If a child keeps a fixed mindset as they become an adult, more problems are bound to show up as they continue working in college or when they get their first job. Some believe that others are born smart, or successful, or talented. But the truth is, we all have the ability to be intelligent, successful, and talented; having a growth mindset will make our lives much more easier and interesting.
Mindset, the psychological theory that explains why some children thrive in school and why others have a harder time, contributes to our learning across the disciplines. Psychology professor at Stanford University, Carol Dweck, has studied children and has run many tests to research the growth and fixed mindset theory. Children with fixed mindsets believe that they are born with a certain amount of intelligence and talent and they can’t do anything to gain more. One with a growth mindset believes that they can grow their intelligence and learn new things. A fixed mindset and a growth one see(or think of) things differently. For example a fixed mindset avoids challenges, but a growth mindset sees challenges and uses them to learn and improve. Why do some children get a fixed mindset? It could be because of how their parents praise them. “Why Praise Can Be Bad for Kids.”, by Ann Pleshette Murphy and Jennifer Allen, states, “ ‘Parents should take away from the fact that they are not giving their children a gift when they tell them how brilliant and talented they are,’ Dweck says. ‘ They are making them believe that they are valued only for being intelligent, and it makes them not want to learn.’” This evidence shows when parents try to raise their child’s self-esteem by complimenting their intelligence, their child will struggle in the long run. They should praise their children on their hard work, or tell them the truth about why they failed so that they know what to do in the future. A fixed mindset could also lead to a more serious study of psychology, depression. According to an article “Why Mindsets Matter.”, by psychologist and self-help writer Jerry Kennard, it states, “ For a fixed mindset the writing is often on the wall. Once perceived failure occurs there is almost a sense of permanence about it and a belief that they can never get back what is lost. Perceived failure can lead to anxiety and depression.” This statement supports my claim about how a fixed mindset could contribute to depression and shows that a person how a person with a fixed mindset thinks about failure.
Dweck’s findings have contributed across the disciplines. Robert Sternberg, dean of the Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences, says Dweck's research can help leaders as well. “If you’re afraid of making mistakes, you’ll never learn on the job, and your whole approach becomes defensive: ‘I have to make sure I don’t screw up.’”(Robert Sternberg, pg. 5, para. 28). This shows that some people with a fixed mindset who hold a position as a leader will focus on not making any mistakes, but at the cost of not taking any chances to make new, better actions due to the fact they they could go wrong. Another Stanford Psychology professor, James Gross, started linking Dweck’s findings to emotions. In one study, he followed a group of Stanford freshmen as they adjusted to college life. What he found is interesting, “Those with a fixed mindset about emotions were less able to manage theirs, and by the end of freshman year, they’d shown poorer social and emotional adjustment than their growth-minded counterparts”(pg. 5, para 30). This evidence shows that the growth and fixed mindset theory has the same effect as it does adults. It also shows that a fixed mindset not only affects the way we think, but it affects our emotions. If a child keeps a fixed mindset as they become an adult, more problems are bound to show up as they continue working in college or when they get their first job. Some believe that others are born smart, or successful, or talented. But the truth is, we all have the ability to be intelligent, successful, and talented; having a growth mindset will make our lives much more easier and interesting.
Critical Current Reflection
I was really surprised that I didn't know any of them with out research. But some had subtle hints. Such as the Saudi Arabian flag but, many like the homeless one were much harder. Overall this excise is quite difficult
Blog Post #4
Now with some new knowledge about the quote and the author alike. I now know what Cogito ergo sum / I think therefore I am means. It means that we exsit because we think. So what this basicly means that we exist because we can think.
Rene Descartes Quiz
Rene Descartes is a world renounced philosopher. A famous quote of his is "I think therefore I am" meaning he exists because he thinks. In the image you can see a person thinking about a cloud. The cloud can be doubted. Some people can see scoops of ice cream or people on a boat that is called perception. But the person thinking is a irrefutable truth or the perceiving which cannot be doubted. Ultimately the person thinking is an irrefutable truth but what they are thinking can very much be doubted
EBA #2
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EBA #3
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TLP Project
In this artifact you can 2 Little Princes one is happy and they other sad because the rose is manipulating the Little Prince's feelings
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DWA Essay
What it means to be American quick write
To be America it means to be hard working. It means to live in america. The american life is what other people seem to think how we live. America is an amazing place to live there is everything. But when the question is asked what does it mean to be American it means to have freedom to do what you want. It mean to live life without fear of the gov. Or restrictions. It means to live life to the fullest every single day. All of these things are what it means to be American.
I too By Gregory Delgado
I too am America
Because I am darker
I eat in the kitchen
When they come
But I enjoy it
I nourish myself
and grow in strength
Tomorrow
I will sit among them
When they come
Nobody will challenge me
Or say to me
Go to the kitchen
Then
Will they see
What lies beneath the darkness
I too am America
Because I am darker
I eat in the kitchen
When they come
But I enjoy it
I nourish myself
and grow in strength
Tomorrow
I will sit among them
When they come
Nobody will challenge me
Or say to me
Go to the kitchen
Then
Will they see
What lies beneath the darkness
I too am America