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Dweck then gives an example of a student demonstrating a fixed mindset. “On the left, you see the fixed-mindset students. There’s hardly any activity. They run from the error. They don’t engage with it” (Around 1:50) Basically Dweck showed what happens when a student who is demonstrating a fixed mindset towards school problems, now imagine that the student continues to have a fixed mindset as an adult. My guess would be when they become older they won’t be successful in life because they won’t be motivated to preserve through a hard task or face adversity. In the Lukianoff and Haidt’s article they go into detail and explain what microaggressions are. Some forms of Microaggressions can be perceived as a form of fixed mindset but in reality can be a form of growth mindset. Microaggressions are small actions or word choices that don’t mean to have disrespectful intent but can be considered violent or hostile. In the Lukianoff and Haidt article they give modern day examples of college students with experiences of microaggressions. They explain how guest speakers and teachers are afraid to teach and talk about their curriculum to the students in fear of facing consequences. “It is creating a culture in which everyone must think twice before speaking up, lest they face charges of insensitivity, aggression or worse.” (page 3) I disagree with most of what they are saying in this quote, however they do have a point. I think in this day and age it’s very important to think about what you are saying to the audience you are speaking to. I think if someone thinks about what they say they will come out and have an open discussion about an idea or issue, and if someone has any problems with what is being said they can explain and talk about what that is offensive and move past it and continue to have a respectful conversation. This would be demonstrating growth mindset because the people who are having a discussion are learning from one and other and overcoming a problem that presented itself in a discussion. I do understand why Lukianoff and Haidt are concerned about microaggressions, they think that students and adults will think some much about what they are saying they will become so scared about offending someone and causing an issue that they just don’t speak. If this were to happen then that would be a form of fixed mindset but I don’t think that right now in time we have to worry about this too much, this could happen and most likely has in the past but I don’t think it happens as much as Lukianoff and Haidt think it does.
ModifiedDweck then gives an example of a student demonstrating a fixed mindset. “On the left, you see the fixed-mindset students. There’s hardly any activity. They run from the error. They don’t engage with it” ( 1:50) Basically Dweck showed what happens when a student who is demonstrating a fixed mindset towards school problems, now imagine that the student continues to have a fixed mindset as an adult. If I had to guess when they become older they won’t be successful in life because they won’t be motivated to preserve through a hard task or face adversity. In the Lukianoff and Haidt’s article they go into detail and explain what microaggressions are. Some forms of Microaggressions can be perceived as a form of fixed mindset but in reality can be a form of growth mindset. Microaggressions are small actions or word choices that don’t mean to have disrespectful intent but can be considered violent or hostile. In the Lukianoff and Haidt article they give modern day examples of college students with experiences of microaggressions. They explain how guest speakers and teachers are afraid to teach and talk about their curriculum to the students in fear of facing consequences. “It is creating a culture in which everyone must think twice before speaking up, lest they face charges of insensitivity, aggression or worse.” (page 3) I disagree with most of what they are saying in this quote, however they do have a point. Before I thought that in this day and age it’s very important to think about what you are saying to the audience you are speaking to. I think if someone thinks about what they say they will come out and have an open discussion about an idea or issue, and if someone has any problems with what is being said they can explain and talk about what that is offensive and move past it and continue to have a respectful conversation. If anything else this is demonstrating a growth mindset because the people who are having a discussion are learning from one and other and overcoming a problem that presented itself in a discussion. Although I disagree, I do understand why Lukianoff and Haidt are concerned about microaggressions. They think that students and adults will think some much about what they are saying, they will become so scared about offending someone and causing an issue that they just don’t speak. If this were to happen then that would be a form of fixed mindset but I don’t think that right now in time we have to worry about this too much, this could happen and most likely has in the past but I don’t think it happens as much as Lukianoff and Haidt think it does.
In my second paragraph I added some Subordinating Conjunctions and I think that once I did my paragraph was able to flow and transition much better.
Coordination
- This model of liberal arts embraces a wide variety of learning not just focusing on the humanities and arts but also incorporates all sciences as well, unlike the second and third models
- In the sentence above I used but to connect different college courses to each other to show some of the different models that Schuer talks about
- Sanford Unger’s article goes hand-in-hand with the Scheuer article, Scheuer gives you information about what the liberal arts are and Ungar talks about misconceptions that people think of when they are looking at a liberal education
- In this sentence I used and to connect both Scheuer and Ungar articles about the liberal arts
- The problem with this is that if you understand what the liberal arts teaches students they would see all the misconceptions that majority people have are incorrect and understand that students who have a liberal education will do well after college
- In this sentence and is used again to connect a sentence talking about people’s misconceptions about the iberal arts to a sentence talking about the real benefits of what a liberal education will do after college
Subordination
- After learning about all of the models that Scheuer made and learning about the seven misconceptions I compared what I learned to the UNE student core handbook and came to the conclusion that UNE correctly represents what a liberal arts school is
- In the sentence above I use after to talk about what I have learned from both articles and go on to tell my opinion about UNE
- Misconceptions about money are also completely wrong, though it is understandable to have these misconceptions because college already costs a lot of money.
- In this sentence I talk about how one specific misconception about the liberal arts is wrong but use although because it is understandable why people have this specific misconception.
