Review: Week 15

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This is the announcement that got my attention this week. 

Source: http://ouclassannouncements.blogspot.com/search/label/current

 

Tech Tip: Cheezburger

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Source: http://builder.cheezburger.com/

Review: Week 14

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While taking a look at this week's announcements I found one image in particular that really stood out to me! It was the one below. 

With everything going on this week, I genuinely felt like I needed an extra day to just get everything done and make sure that I had the rest that I needed to get through the week. I find that I have been ridiculously busy this week, and I guess I'll only be able to rest after finals!

Source: http://ouclassannouncements.blogspot.com/search/label/current

Growth Mindset

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Before watching the interviews provided in the material for this course, I had honestly never heard of Carol Dweck. I had always thought that it was better to be encouraging to other people rather than to be discouraging to them for not meeting a certain level. After going through so many different situations in my life I have learned that 99% of the time you just have to keep on going and never give up. So upon watching the various interviews of Carol Dweck I found that I agreed with her hypothesis completely, and I wasn't surprised by the results. They were simply exactly what I would have expected. 

When I was in school, I feel that I was in the growth group rate for some scenarios and in the fixed mindset rate for others. I worked really hard in school as well as in life on various relationships. There was a lot going on during that period of my life, so I had no option but to be of the growth group. I needed to overcome all of my challenges and come out stronger on the other side. I am proud to say that I accomplished my goal otherwise I wouldn't be here today, and I will continue to work hard to accomplish everything else that comes my way no matter what it ends up being! 

I think that the growth mindset should be applied no just to school but to all of your life's problems. Sometimes all you really need is just a little Dory inside your head telling you to "just keep swimming!" Encouragement truly does go a very long way when trying to get through not just challenges in school, but also getting through trying times in life. We all go through times when we doubt ourselves and doubt our decisions, but if we keep telling ourselves that we are working hard to reach our destination even though we have not yet reached it one day we will, it will make a difference. Most of the time when we say things over and over again to ourselves, especially if they are positive things in can influence our mind to then become positive and believe in the optimistic ideas that we have drilled into our minds. I challenge you to try this method out for yourselves to see how much it can help you! Let's strive for a growth mindset in all that we choose to do! 

An Example of a Growth Mindset, Source: Cheezburger

Reading Notes: Grim Brothers LibriVox Part B

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For this week's reading I choose to read a few of the Grim Brother's tales! I have always been interested in reading Grimm Brother's because it amazes me how different they are from the fairy tales that we love and know through Disney! I think that it is incredible how these are stories with such variety and uniqueness. The one that caught my attention this time was "The Twelve Dancing Princesses." 

I found this story to be unique, and while most of the stories that I read were reminiscent of Disney stories from my childhood this one was not. This story was like nothing I had ever read before and I was pleasantly surprised after reading it. I found that I enjoyed this story despite being caught off guard. 

 I also found that the cloak that helped the Prince become invisible reminded me of Harry Potter. I think it is so incredible that we find our stories from such a vast array of places. I really enjoyed the stories, and am glad that I got a chance to read and learn about them. 

Source: While We're Paused!

All the information can be found at Grimm Brother's Tales.