Brainology Carol Dweck Analysis

A Will to Grow In Carol Dwecks article “Brainology”, she argues that a children’s mindset affect their motivation and academic work through their beliefs in which students are either worried or resilient to challenges. Dweck indicates that students with a fixed mindset are anxious about the amount of intelligence they have and are always threatened by the challenges because they think that their intelligence is fixed and failures affect them badly. In contrast, Dweck talks about growth mindset where intelligence can always be improved through efforts and learning. Dweck says, “They don’t necessarily believe that everyone has the same abilities or that anyone can be smart as Einstein, but they do believe that everyone can improve their abilities”
Dweck wrote, “Those with growth mindsets reported that, after a setback in school, they would simply study more or study differently the next time. But those with fixed mindsets were more likely to say that they would feel dumb, study less the next time, and seriously consider cheating” (2). Dweck believes that the decision of self-esteem in the 1990s is an attractive idea but it had catastrophic effects when two groups were tested using a praising method. Dweck found out that children who were praised for their intelligence developed a fixed mindset in which they tend to approach easy tasks. However, children who were praised for their efforts developed a growth mindset where they enjoyed difficult tasks. Carol Dweck is convincing in every way she explained intelligence and especially in explaining the significance of dedication and hard work in order for students to develop a growth mindset where efforts are preferable and talents are mere illusions if no hard
For example, I believe that I was not born with the same amount of intelligence I have now; I had to learn and work hard in order to develop my intelligence. People would say that I am smart; however, I believe that I am smart when I study. If I did not memorize the multiplication table, I would not have been able to know it. Dweck wrote, “… even geniuses have had to work hard for their accomplishments” (2). Dweck believes that accomplishments do not come from intelligence on its own but rather by putting in efforts. Being successful is not easy, but it is possible. When I took a physical education class in high school, I had to run a mile every Friday. Running a mile was the hardest, but I knew that I should be able to make it by practicing. I knew that it takes time to get used to running the mile and finish it on time, but I was willing to practice and I finally achieved a mile in twelve minutes. Giving up means that a person’s life is not worth of living because the more people attempt to do different tasks, the more life has meanings to