5 Matching Annotations
  1. Aug 2025
    1. We need to correct the harmful idea that people simply have gifts that transport them to success, and to teach our students that no matter how smart or talented someone is — be it Einstein, Mozart, or Michael Jordan — no one succeeds in a big way without enormous amounts of dedication and effort.

      I felt this annotation was significant to those that have inspirational idols because they don't realize that those idols constantly worked hard for people to notice their achievements. When viewing our idols through their hard work and effort, it helps us to learn how to use our talents in developing our success.

    2. Many students had seen school as a place where they performed and were judged, but now they understood that they had an active role to play in the development of their minds.

      I believe this annotation was important because school is a place where you can grow and learn so it's great that the session workshop was able to redirect a group of student's minds in realizing that they are part of a learning community.

    3. Often, when children stop working in school, parents deal with this by reassuring their children how smart they are. We can now see that this simply fans the flames. It confirms the fixed mindset and makes kids all the more certain that they don't want to try something difficult — something that could lose them their parents' high regard.

      I found this information important because most parents don't understand that there's a difference between giving your kid confidence and helping your kid gain the confidence in their learning ability. I liked the way Dweck, Mueller, and Kamins studied this test to improve their theory on the fixed and growth mindsets as well.

    4. Other students believe that intelligence is something that can be cultivated through effort and education. They don't necessarily believe that everyone has the same abilities or that anyone can be as smart as Einstein, but they do believe that everyone can improve their abilities.

      I believe this annotation is important because many fixed mindset students tend to compare themselves to others such as, Einstein, but when students have a growth mindset, they believe that they can be just as smart as Einstein through hard work and dedication.

    5. you will understand why so many students do not achieve to their potential, why so many bright students stop working when school becomes challenging, and why stereotypes have such profound effects on students' achievement.

      I found this annotation important because there are many students that give up when things get hard and don't strive to their excellence or is afraid of taking risks and challenges, so it is good that we learn the different mindsets, so that students don't get any demotivation.