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I chose to write about Carol Dweck and Racheal Simmons' CNN article on "
Why Women Fail". Basically, this piece talks about how women are the undisputed leaders of the classroom, and because of this they are despondent when they are faced with failure. It mentioned that when girls do not make an "A" in college, they seem to be more likely to drop a course than a boy would. They mentioned that it is because women are trying to pull a "trifecta" of being beautiful, smart and well-rounded. I thought it was really intriguing that Carol Dweck decided to write on the Growth Mindset in relation to women only.
Hello Heather McGuire! I agree with you that it is interesting to see Carol Dweck’s examination of gender differences in response to failure. If we all changed our point of view on failure maybe we would not care if we received a low grade once in a while. I believe that a lot of men and other genders in modern times are trying to pull off the “trifecta” as well. The context of this term might apply to more than just women. I thought the graphic you used is funny.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this, Heather! I pinned it to my Growth Mindset Resources Board: I had not seen this one before. :-)
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