Saturday, October 5, 2013

6B: Compare & Contrast

This weeks concepts were all about "Grit", as told by Angela Duckworth, aka "sticking with things over the very long term until you master them." I found that this topic was similar to other topics that we've read about before.

In the past, we learned all about Mindset. How are that and "Grit" similar and different from each other? I think that your mindset could tell whether you're less gritty or more gritty. In a fixed mindset, you believe your qualities such as intelligence or talent, are fixed traits and they cannot be changed. In a growth mindset, you believe your qualities/abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. I believe that if you have a fixed mindset, you may be less gritty and if you have a growth mindset, you'll be more gritty. If you’re not putting as much work into something as you could be, you don’t have enough grit to get it done, and that could mean you have a fixed mindset. However, the mindset could also have nothing to do with your success. As quoted from “Mindset”(http://mindsetonline.com/whatisit/themindsets/index.html)     “Think about your intelligence, talents and personality. Are they just fixed or can you develop them?” The same is true for grit. Angela Duckworth believes that grit is something that you can learn. These topics are very alike in ways that you can teach yourself to have the quality that you may not already have. Grit may also be more helpful in some experiences and not in others.
"She believes grit can wax and wane in response to experiences. In addition, people might be gritty about some things and not others." (http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/tomorrows-college/grit/angela-duckworth-grit.html) A question I came up with was "Can people teach others how to be more gritty or have another certain quality that would benefit them? Would younger children's behavior act on other children's behavior toward grit or another quality? 
Another previous reading was about goals and how to set and follow through with your goals. That reading is related to the Grit reading from this week because you must set goals in order to stick to them and get them done. The goal setting article was specifically aimed at college students, and you were told to 1)Set a goal 2)Devise a plan of action 3)Follow your plan to your goal 4)Reset your goal. As simple as that may sound, it might take you a lot of grit to actually get your goal completed. According to Angela Duckworth in the "Grit" article, grit in college is very important when things get tough. She explains that grit is very helpful in challenging experiences. If you set a goal and follow through with completing your goal, then you most likely have the trait of grit. In order to go through with your goal, you will need to “stick with it” until you get it done, and that sounds a lot like grit.

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