Disclaimer: This may make more sense after having read my previous post - My Mindset.
I believe you’re never too _____ to learn. I left something out, right? I believe you are never too young to learn what you want to learn, if I want to go take college courses as a 15 year old, I am going to be 15 and take college courses. I could be taking just about any courses I want to. I believe nobody is ever too (enter excuse here) to learn. Anyone, anywhere, anytime can learn something, anything. Commit yourself to learning one non-school thing a week, then if you seem to have extra time on your hands, try to learn something extra. If you seem to be having trouble, learn one new thing every two weeks. At least you’re still learning, right? If you understand a fixed versus a growth mindset, you can obviously tell which I have. If you don’t understand it, I will explain it for you. A growth mindset says I have the ability to learn something new, a fixed mindset says what I know is what I know, and I can’t change what’s been predetermined. I personally have a growth mindset. I know I can learn more, and I really want to, and for as long as I can help it, I will keep learning. Math is one of my favorite subjects... when I’m not being pressured to get it done in a certain amount of time. I love learning it, mainly because it’s something a lot of people struggle with, so it makes me proud to know I can understand it pretty easily. The Pythagorean Theorem was my absolute favorite thing ever once I had finally figured out how to do it. I struggled with it for the longest time, I cried over it even. But I knew I had the ability to comprehend it, I just had to want to. So I visited my teacher's office hours, and together we figured it out. After that, I was teaching it to just about everyone I knew. I loved it, I was making up problems to do in my free time, and it literally became a hobby of mine. This is a big part of my growth mindset; I know that all I need is to want to be able to understand something, and I can. I have the ability to learn anything I want to learn, especially in this day and age. Even if its just little by little I can boost my education, I just have to know how to go about doing it. I can ask a teacher, talk to a counselor, receive tutoring, watch YouTube for goodness sake. I am able to learn something. I truly believe everyone should have this growth mindset, and that they are never to ______ to learn. What goes in your blank? What won't you allow to overpower yourself? Let me know in the comments, let's create a discussion. I want to talk with you about these blanks. I want to know what obstacles you choose to overcome.
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