Growth Mindset: 25 Simple Ways To Develop A Growth Mindset

I read the article 25 Simple Ways To Develop A Growth Mindset

I wanted to read this article because while I find the growth mindset to be really fascinating, sometimes it can get overwhelming to think about implementing it formally into the educational system. We are years away from that, but I don't think that means that we can't encourage the children we interact with with a growth mindset in small ways.

Some of the suggestions were things I already knew, such as replacing failing with learning and learning to look forward to and tackling challenges.

Some of the suggestions really surprised me though. For instance, one of the suggestions is to stop looking for approval. While I don't know how we could implement this in children, I think this would have far-reaching benefits not only on intelligence but also on self-esteem and the person as a whole.

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Week 14 Reading Notes Part A: Zelinda and the Monster

-It makes no sense to me that the father would go home and tell his daughter that the dragon wanted to eat him or her- is he basically telling her that he will not be the one to be eaten? I understand that he said the family will be destroyed if he is eaten, and most likely in those days it would have been the end of the world for a family if the man was gone, but how could a father go home and ask his daughter to basically go and sacrifice herself?
-I love all the names in this story, the names of the daughters are so beautiful
-Okay so I HATE the ending of this story. So the girl does not need to love the dragon, just needs to consent to be his wife. Wrong. She needs to love him, that's what Disney told me. And, how does the dragon turning into a youth save the girl's dad from dying? i don't get that at all. He basically forced her to marry him, because what daughter is not going to try to save her father at any cost? (Maybe one who's father basically gave her to a dragon so he could live)
-This story is just way too based on physical characteristics, and I much prefer the Disney version and how she learns to love him despite his beastly appearance. Maybe I could retell the story but the father tries to sacrifice himself, and the dragon falls in love with the father (plot twist?). The girls would not be able to get along well at all and the dragon would have to let him go to go take care of his family, but then they all come back to live in the castle together and live happily ever after.

Story source: Italian Popular Tales by Thomas Frederick Crane (1885).

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