I have never heard of Carol Dweck or anything like her ideas prior to this assignment. While viewing the video I definitely felt like everything she was saying made since and I felt like that's how a few of my classes in High School were taught. Ever since middle school I had been placed in advance math classes because for some reason I had a brain for math. So by the time High School came around I was learning calculus my Junior year. All the AP classes I took were definitely harder than all the other classes, but the thing is the teachers actually cared for their students success. At the end of the year when I took the AP tests half the time I wouldn't get college credit but it did ready me for harder classes. I might not have gained all the college credit I could have, but I do feel like I learned how to effectively learn hard material. While watching Dweck's video I just kept flashing back to my High School class and felt like I was properly challenged like she wants all kids to be challenged.
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When college came around I knew I was good at math so I chose a major that involves a lot of math. That major being Computer Science. While most people look at this major and just kind of give me a look of "oh my god, you must hate your life". The major isn't actually all that bad. If there's anything that this major has taught me it is to take a problem and look at it in almost every way possible. This major definitely requires critical thinking skills which is how I feel I learn best. Where most people hate challenging problems I accept them.
