debate preparations

Quick write: yes smart kids should have their own school/class if they're ahead of others in their age group then they should be able to stay ahead rather than be kept at a pace that's slower than theirs. The same way slower kids have their own class like special Ed smarter kids should have their own like gifted and talented

your mindset and grades

Quick write: I don't think your mindset has anything to do with the grades you get in school .. School doesn't really test intelligence it tests memory so regardless of mindset you can pass or fail.

Reflection: knowing my mindset doesn't effect my grades, however my grades are affected by my attendance and the quality of work I give in.

Inside The Mindset

One way teachers can show students that they truly care is by actually talking to them I guess.. For example instead of just giving them the general speech actually talk to them try and make it relate to them personally so they will feel as if you actually care rather than another adult spreading the dream speech. Teachers can make students feel like failures by saying "do what you want then" or "I get paid regardless if you learn or not" nobody wants to hear that and even if a student is being difficult its just a rough exterior because if they didn't care about their education or future they wouldn't be sitting at a desk. 

Mindset Quiz

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Mindset

After revisiting the survey questions and reading the article my choices are still the same.. I have a fixed mindset. Many may not agree with my choices but thats what makes us different. I understood the questions the first time, I understand the second time my comprehension didn't change so my answers remained the same.

Reading "The Mindsets"

Quick Write:  If there was anything I can change about myself as a student it would be nothing, I feel like I'm a good student I pay attention,  get the work done,  ask questions when I'm lost, voice my opinion in class, etc. In my opinion there's nothing for me to change.

Reading the first chapter of mindsets I see that you can excel past your limitations, its all in your mind that you can't complete or finish something. So putting what I learned with my quick write I believe there is always something I can work on for instance instead of just getting work done I can hand it in ahead of time that way I can receive feedback and make sure its completed to the best of my abilities.

Grit

Do I have grit? I think I have grit, more in some places than others, it honestly depends on what it is. For example I have more grit in graduating high school than I do in making friends. I think you can build grit by wanting something bad enough and you can lose it by finding something uninteresting. School can build grit by making students more aware of how much they need education to be somewhat successful in life. I am interested in having grit I think that's what gets me out of bed in the morning even on my most sleepy days.