Academic Mindset Argument: Draft #1
A mindset is a view you have on yourself as a learner, and this view affects the way you put effort towards learning. There are two very important mindsets each person is defined as. There is having a growth mindset, and having a fixed Someone with a growth mindset believes intelligence can be developed throughout time. Someone with a fixed mindset believes that intelligence is a fixed trait. Dr. Carol Dweck is a psychologist at Stanford University. In the article, Teachers, Parents Often Misuse Growth Mindset Research , Carol Dweck Says (Carol Dweck), Dweck believes that your mindset was formed when you were a lot younger and it has been affecting the way you learn ever since. She argues, “adults can, instead, help foster a "growth mindset" – the belief that the brain is like a muscle that can grow stronger through hard work.” I agree with Dr. Carol Dweck because I always used to get good grades on my tests, but was not being told the right things due to that the failure hurt me dramatically. It started off freshmen year of high school. I was in my advanced math class, and the class was going easy. I was also doing very well on the tests, and I was always being told my professor that I was very smart. My peers would look at me and say, ”Wow Defrim you are really smart always get perfect scores.” Dweck says, “it's harmful to tell your kids that they're smart because when they eventually do struggle in school, they might think they're not so smart after all. Ultimately, they become afraid of challenges and less resilient when faced with obstacles”. That is exactly what was occurring here. I was being told very “fixed minded” words. As time went by we kept taking test, and I kept being told I was smart. I felt very good about myself, and wasn't afraid of taking test. Failing never crossed my mind. One day I received a test and I had gotten a 64 percent. When I received this I felt as if there was a mistake. This can not be my test. This has to be a joke. Students found out that I got a 64 and they stopped looking up to me like they used too. This dropped my self esteem and the way i felt about the class very low. I did not want to come back to class. Few days later we had another test, and when I received it the thought of me failing again was in my head. Again I failed the test. Before I was not scared to take tests, but now I was petrified. The thought of failing was always on my mind, and I became an awful test taker. Every test I got I would always fail and do bad on it due to this. That is why I believe the way you praise a kid can go a long way to his future. In the article, The Perils of "Growth Mindset Education" [...] (Alfie Kohn), Alfie Kohn believes that the issue is not in the way we talk to our kids, but it’s the system that is failing us. He goes on to say, "The most common bit of concrete advice offered by Dweck and others enamored of the growth mindset is to praise kids for their effort ("You tried really hard") rather than for their ability (You're really smart") in order to get them to persevere. But the first problem with this seductively simple script change is that praising children for their effort carries problems of its own, as several studies confirmed: It can communicate that they're really not very capable and therefore unlikely to succeed at future tasks." I disagree with Kohn on all of what he has said because he has misunderstood Carol Dwecks article. Dweck suggests using phrases such as, “Wow, you really practiced that, and look how you've improved." "See, you studied more and your grade on this test is higher." "You tried different strategies and you figured out how to solve the problem." "You stuck to this and now you really understand it". Phrases like these put a student in the right attitude to keep wanting to learn, and achieve more. Also, they will understand that from failure you just learn, and it makes easier for next time around. Therefore this is why I disagree with Kohn, but I agree with Carol Dweck that teachers, parents, and others have to use the proper language to help a child get that growth mindset. With a growth mindset you can achieve more, and strive for more because of your willingness to gain more knowledge. Finally, I believe that if parents and teachers started praising their students the right way they would see a huge change in the grading part of it. But, they would also see a huge difference in the way students feel about taking tests, or even feel about coming to class. If a student enjoys a class its usually because he is doing well or he has good friends in the classroom. I think schools should place students in classes with their good friends, and praise their students differently. Due to all this there will be a positive dramatic change in the school.
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February 8, 2017 English 100 Professor Sabatino The Day That Changed My Future The sun was shining on my back as I stood on the full green soccer pitch, I am at the most amazing place: The Proving Grounds. As I look around I see all the fans ready to watch a beautiful game. My heart was racing! Excitement continued to fill the air I was ready to play. My teammates were bright and full of passion; I could feel that today was different. Walking onto the field I held my head high, thinking to myself “this is my field, my team, my win” The first goal was scored 1-0 we were down. The second goal was scored. 2-0 I wasn’t ready to give up. I glanced at my teammates and saw emotions of defeat. It was the 45th minute of the game and the score was 4-0. As I took a seat on the bench everything felt so cold, and I did not want to be there. I looked at my coaches and saw the emotions of disappointment and anger. They were pacing back and forth every step of theirs was so powerful and it hit the ground with such determination and anger. I felt as if I was the only one on the field ready to win. During the 15 minutes that I had to bring my teammates back into this game the only advice I could think of was that we have come this far we can not give up now, especially not to our rivals, this is much more than a game to us. My coaches walked up to me and my brother as we sat on the bench. It was so quiet you could hear the net of the soccer field swivel back and forth. Their faces were so down and with such worry. They came up to me and my brother and said, “The Saint Joeseph’s soccer coaches are here to evaluate you and Donny.You guys need to go out there and do something special because this is your opportunity”. These words got me hyped up. I brought the team in for huddle and said, “go out there and work your ass off for one another because if you have my back I will always have yours”. I could feel the intensity and drive that my team always has start to come back. Once again we were ready to win. We stepped back out onto the field with fire under us determined to turn this game around. Beads of sweat ran down my face as I sprinted to towards the ball that was running away from me. I crossed it into the box and hit the ground, but never lost eye contact with the ball. As I watched the ball go in the box I saw a player get up and head it. It was my brother. The ball was in the back of the net. The score was 4-1. I was full of determination, we were going to win! I ran picked up the ball from the back of the net and carried to the half. There was no time to be wasted. Every second mattered. As we kicked off the second half down 4-1 the ball came to me. I picked my head up with all the energy I had left I saw my brother making a run past the defense. I split the defender and left back with a fast through ball to my brother. As I watched him take the ball down against the goalie and shoot past him. The score became 4-2. We were determined to come back and not give up. The game went on until the 75th minute where my striker Leon scored a volley from outside the box to make it 4-3. We knew we had them defeated. All the confidence was on our side and they had nothing left in them.The game went on and it was the 85th minute. I was standing outside the box my legs felt as if they weighed 200 pounds. I did not have much left in me. The ball was crossed into the box, and cleared by a header from the other team only to land and fall in front of me. I took a touch and I looked up I had two defenders coming at me. I used my speed and agility to kick the ball past both and get beyond them. I was 24 meters away from the goal. I saw an opening to shoot and i decided to take it. I kicked it with everything I had left in me. I watched the ball go with sweat inside my eyes and pain all over my body. The ball hit the top corner as the goalie stood in one place without movement. We had come all the way back and tied the score 4-4. I ran towards the flag and fell to the ground. My team followed me and jumped on top of me with such joy and excitement. We had done the impossible. The whistle blew and the game was over. I went to take a seat on the bench because I could not feel my legs anymore. Next to me was my brother. The Saint Joseph’s coaches said they really liked what they saw and we gave a hell of a show. They looked at us and asked, “Do you think we can come over your house and talk about what we have to offer?”. Without hesitation me and my brother said, “YES”. As they entered my house my mom quickly rushed over, and told me to translate and ask them if they want anything to drink. As I did, my mom rushed over to the kitchen and made 2 cups of coffee. As they started to drink their coffee we got to know ech other more and more. I translated every time my parents had to say anything to them, and if they had anything to say to my parents. We sat in the living room where there are three couches and a big painting hangs up from the couch right in front of the TV. They were sitting on the one by the window. The sun shined behind them and it seemed to get brighter every time they had something to say. My parents always reacted late to their jokes because I had to translate after they said anything. They enjoyed the coffee my mom made a lot. Then they said, "Let's get down to business, and talk about what we really came here for." I felt as if the room was shrinking. "We really liked what we saw, and we would like to offer you and Donny full rides to play for us." When the words full ride were said it was as if there was an echo in the room because that’s all I heard for a straight 5 minutes. My parents did not react at all because I hadnt had the chance to translate what my coaches said. I was still taking in the full ride sound. The coaches were very confused at why my parents were not reacting. I translated what they had said to my parents, and both of my parents started crying. They know how hard I have been working for moments like this. I gave my mom and dad the biggest hug, and the coaches left. We had finally made it.
In today’s English Composition class we watched the Netflix series, Chef's Table: Francis Mallman, where Chef Francis Mallman takes us on a journey of his life as a chef, and as a family man. This life is full of freedom and excitement which takes place all over the world. This episode fits in the narrative mode in many ways. It has a lot of description that almost makes it feel like you are there with Chef Mallman. It is full of exposition as the episode fills in the gaps by telling you how Chef Mallman got to where he is now. The episode even has a narrator at times telling what and why Chef Mallman treated cooking like this. Mallman’s story connects to the hiraeth story I am writing in class because he has found is home, and he wants to explain all the moments that led him to find it. “Patagonia deepest rooted feeling for home,” Mallman says. The feeling of being away and exploring, but being with a team and working well together is what home is for Chef Mallman. Some major ideas and themes from this episode were just to get up off your chair and go do something. Be free and use your freedom to the full extent. That is a huge thing in the composition course because we have a lot of freedom in the class. Being productive, and always working as a team in an environment where everyone feels the same. Everytime we have to comment on a blog or do a blog we are all doing that together as a team. We can write as many blogs as we want, but we are all supportive towards each other and that's a team. “Fire is like love,” Mallman says. This is such a great metaphor because all of Chef Mlamman’s cooking is done through fire. He says it can go from 0-10 in strength very fast. If the fire is bigger then there is more love. The love can also be displayed in ashes and the troubles that love does. This episode greatly explained Show Don’t Tell, and it was a great narrative on the story of Chef Mallmann’s life. Who did I work with to compose my project? Was this a good approach?
I work on this project on my own, and yes I do believe it was a good approach. I had some help from my professor, but other than that I did the rest on my own. I was able to break down the movie step by step to help me answer the argument I picked to fit the movie. What was the most difficult part of my writing project? Why? How did you overcome these obstacles? The most difficult part of this project was choosing the right argument. I wanted to pick a unique argument. I felt as if a lot of my classmates were going to pick the same arguments. I wanted to challenge myself, and dig a little bit deeper into the movie. I overcame these obstacles by having an open mind, and my writing down my thoughts. Where did I write this project? I wrote this project in my room away from everything else. Yes, I do believe it was a good approach because it helped me focus more on my argument. Why did I choose to write about my topic? I choose to write about my topic because I felt as if it was unique, and I was looking at the bigger picture on the movie. The irony of how poverty made Jamal rich just hit me. How will I revise my writing process for future revision of this project? I think I would have watched the movie more than once. and also did more outside research on the movie. Just focused more on individual themes or the bigger meaning for the movie. In the reading, Why I Write, Joan Didion talks about why she writes and how it helps her. She says, “I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” Writing helps her open up on whatever is on her mind, or whatever she puts her eyes on. She uses writing to help her find out what she’s thinking and everything that is going on in her head. She uses writing as a way to speak out loud. She sees all these pictures in her head, but she can only talk about them quietly. Writing is her escape as of speaking out loud and being known about the thoughts, and pictures in her head. Everyone has different reasons on why they choose to write. I only write when I am told too. Even though I have a lot of thoughts that go through my head, and sometimes I wish I could talk to someone but there is no one there I just never think to write it down. After doing some free writing exercises I always feel very good about myself after because in those moments I can let out anything that has occurred that I keep hidden. Sometimes when I write I even surprise myself with the thoughts that I jot down on the paper. They are just very deep with a lot of meaning and it catches me off guard. I always seem to write about my future and how I picture it being. I guess it’s because I am scared I won’t be good enough. I used to listen to instrumental beats and write music over them on my life. It helped realize what I was going through and where exactly I was in life. I write every day to my brother who is at Saint Joseph’s University playing soccer on how things are going, how the team looks, and how does he fit in. I’m always worried about the future and where will I be. We the people spend too much energy on what we cannot control. Writing down about my emotions and where I am in life helps me realize what I need to get to the top.
Defrim Namani
English 100 Assignment #3 Film Based Argument Due Date: 3/23 at 11:59pm Slumdog Millionaire: Street Knowledge vs Academic Knowledge In Slumdog Millionaire, screenwriter Simon Beufoy shares the story of Jamal, a boy who grew up in the slum neighborhoods in India, and managed to gain a spot in the game show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Throughout the film, Jamal is shown as a person who has overcome many obstacles to survive, including an experience of torture when he provides the correct answers to many game show questions. The film addresses the concept of different knowledge's by having the police torture Jamal because they believe he cheated. The definition of knowledge is facts, information, or skill acquired by that person through experience or education. The officials claims there is no way Jamal could have won by using his own knowledge because he is an uneducated “slumdog.” Jamal wins the game show because his “street” knowledge, which involves learning from everyday life, allows him to answer trivial questions that were chosen to confuse a contestant. Scott Berkun is the author of five popular books on creativity, leadership, philosophy and speaking. He says, “Street smarts means you’ve put yourself at risk and survived. Or thrived. Or have scars. You’ve been tested and have a bank of courage to depend on when you are tested again.” Overall, Jamal’s story illustrates that “street” knowledge can be as valuable as academic knowledge. Jamal was tested and survived the streets, and through these experiences he gained “street” knowledge. Jamal was a tea boy. How could he have known so much? Jamal didn’t go to school or anything, he went through so much when he was a little kid. Those experiences are the ones that taught him everything he needed. Jamal was a Muslim Indian. The Hindu had a problem with the Muslims, and they decided to attack Jamal’s village. Hundreds of men who were Hindu ran in the village with weapons killing children, men, and women. Jamal was playing in the water where his mom was washing clothes at when his mom suddenly yelled “Run Jamal Run”. Jamal did not know what was happening. When he looked back while trying to escape he saw his mother get killed. He then ran through the village and made his way out, and he realized what had happened. He learned from this experience that the Hindu and Muslim did not like each other. Another example is when the boys arrive at the Taj Mahal. They had never seen anything so beautiful. They walked around learned how important it was, and gathered information on it by listening to the tour guides. Then they learned that they can be tour guides as well. They lied to others by being fake tour guides, and they made money on helping them around the Taj Mahal. They gained knowledge on the Taj Mahal because of this experience. Another example is when the boys are stuck on the train and they have no food or no money. They decide to take business in their own hands. They go inside the train every day, and sell anything they can get their hands on. They learn how to talk to people, and how to make money. They knew they have no choice. At such an early age with everything going on they knew how to grow up fast. Jamal then was tested and won the game show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?. How could he have won? How did he know all the answers? He was only a tea boy with no education. That is where irony kicks in. Jamal’s poverty made him rich. All the experiences Jamal went through as kid helped him gain knowledge, and answer the questions to become a millionaire. The gameshow choose a “slumdog” as their contestant because they figured it would be funny to see him answer questions. Jamal being a part of the big spotlight in front of millions watching him did not frighten him one bit. He knew he had been through way worse, and this was nothing. Every question that was being asked to Jamal he knew from his past experiences. The experiences that caused scars, and tested him on his survival in life became the answers to all the questions to become a millionaire. Jamal a poor kid who works as a “tea boy” with no education is now a millionaire. He answered every single question with “street” knowledge which he gained during harsh life experiences. Life tested him, and he managed to survive. The game show tested him, and he won. A “slumdog” answering all the questions was impossible. But, to Jamal it was just another day at life. Work Cited http://scottberkun.com/2010/book-smarts-vs-street-smarts/ The director Danny Boyle did an amazing job on the movie. Slumdog Millionaire surprised me in every way from the title to having M.I.A on the soundtrack. The film is a perfect ten and a must see for everyone to add on their list. The film was just captivating in every way from the story line of the undying love of Jamal for Latika to the locations filmed in the slums of Mumbai. Boyle understands to get human emotions of joy, pity, and anger through powerful images and dialogue. The film is heartening because Jamal lost everything he had love and regains it back with determination. I love underdog stories, and this one was perfect. Jamal coming from a very poor background goes on and becomes a millionaire. The cops of the city believe he cheated. They torture him to get the answers. He takes us on a story throughout his whole life, and how everything he has been through has won him all the right answers.
Assignment #3: Film- Based Project Assignment Sheet
Prompt: Please compose an argument based on the following questions:
Style: An argument that uses conversational and appropriate tone for the audience. Please use APA or MLA style to cite your sources. Purpose: To Persuade Audience: Your audience will be your classmates and your peers, people who don't know your morals or principals but reading it with no biased thoughts. It can also include you parents and family as well as a secondary audience. Focus: Please focus on your own experiences and history to configure an essay based on the questions above. Use real-life experiences to persuade your audience in the direction you want. |
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