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Growth Mindset Assignment (Lesson 1) Name: Rachel Chappell Overview In the article, “You Can Grow Your Brain,” you learned three things: 1. When you work hard and learn new things, your brain grows new connections and you get smarter. 2. The more you challenge yourself, the smarter you will become. 3. Smart kids are the kids who have practiced more — they have built up their reading and math "muscles." Ponder and Reflect 1. Think about an experience from your own life of something you were not good at initially, but then you practiced it and became really good at it. How did you become good at it? In high school, I joined the archery team the first year it was offered. At first, like many of my friends, I struggled, as it was something that I had never done before. That first school year it was offered, I wasn’t making my desired scores during competitions. In the next school year, I decided to stay after school some days to practice with some of my other fellow classmates. By the end of the junior year, I was one of the strongest archers on my team, and even scored the 11th highest score in the state for the girl’s side after the state competition. 2. Now, imagine a friend who is struggling in school. This friend used to do pretty well in school but now is having a hard time and is starting to feel dumb. Write a letter to your friend to encourage him or her — tell them about what you just learned about the brain and why they should not be discouraged. For example, you can tell them: a. How they can get smarter if they work hard. b. Why they should work hard to build their reading and math muscles. c. That they are not dumb, they just need more practice. d. To ask the teacher or other students to help them with things they do not understand. e. Other tips you have for learning in school and getting smarter. I have struggled with something similar since starting college. In high school I had near perfect grades up until my junior year when I started to struggle academically. I was frustrated with myself for my first year of schooling. My reading comprehension and ability to learn had suddenly become very poor, and I was deeply discouraged. I learned in my third semester that I had severe ADHD, which heavily affected my ability to focus and learn. Though you may or may not also have the same struggle, I know for certain that my poor learning ability is not my fault. It is an added struggle I am given the choice to overcome as I endlessly pursue my goals in

life. In my experience, both before and after I was diagnosed with severe ADHD, going to a teacher for help has been incredibly helpful. Our teachers have gone through the schooling process as well and understand that college is very difficult and exhausting. But our teachers seek our success just as we do. In my first semester, I was taking classes for a major I soon realized was not meant for me. Withing the last three weeks or so of the semester after having repeatedly failed every test since I had hardly any ability to learn the subjects, I came to my teacher knowing that the final was soon to come. I explained to him that I was struggling and had been struggling since the first day of class. The last test for the class I’d taken I’d scored a 35%, My teacher promised that he would help me study for the final, and whatever grade I made would replace the 35%. Through his help, I scored 75% on the final. Though not a fantastic grade, I was both grateful and ecstatic as this was the highest grade I’d made on a test through that whole semester and knowing it would replace the previous horrific test score would mean I would pass the class. My advice to a friend who struggles would be this: You are certainly intelligent. Your high grades before are proof of that. Now you face a new and greater academic challenge. Your struggle is not your fault. I highly recommend that you seek help from discovering why and what you struggle with and make use of the resources and help around you. As I said before, you teachers seek your success as you do. From that you can take comfort in knowing you are not alone

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