Being different (6B)

In these past few weeks as I am in first year of college I have learned and experienced many new materials and study habits in inquiry class.  I have learned in some articles last week that I read and took notes on.  I read about "note taking", how to write a better essay, and even how to not procrastinate as much. (if you do)  These articles really helped me and I actually used some of these methods in my school work this week.  Under the notetaking article it showed me how to be more organized with my notes and how to take them.  This was very helpful to me because sometimes I can be unorganized with my work.  In one article there was a quote that said "Understanding the material everything, and the only thing that matters.  I think this quote is very important to be because it's saying that you need to understand the material in order to be successful.

Speaking of successful, I read an article on Grit this week.  Grit means when you have determination to push through any hardships and challenges no matter what.  In this article Duckworth talks about gritty people.  She said that the intelligent students have less grit because they are determined and are willing to push themselves through hard work so they feel that they don't need to work as hard as others.  I feel that It would be nice to have grit because it shows you have to push yourself through your challenges and can be a very good lesson learned for someone.  If someone doesn't have grit does this mean that they aren't the same as others?

This refers back to fixed and growth mindset.  Someone with a fixed mindset could be the smarter students who don't think that they need to improve on anything and that they already know they are good at what they do and takes the test and gets an A and is happy with it.  Growth mindsets are people who want to improve.  This kind of has to do with being grit. Does this mean that people have to associate with just by what they are?  Some people have more grit than others, and some people have a fixed or growth mindset.  I believe that this doesn't mean that we can't interact with these people just because of how much grit or what their mindsets may be.  If someone has different beliefs than you, I believe that this can help someone and teach them different things rather than just being around the same people all the time.  It is good to reach out to people who are different from you.