Spring 2018 Indian Epics

Image Source: User Generated Education I can definitely confirm from personal experience that I remember summer camp vividly and learned so much more about myself than ever in a standard classroom scenario. I loved having the option to choose which activities I would do, and I felt much closer relationships forming between the other children and myself than in a quiet classroom. Direct instruction suffers proportionately with the size of the group the teacher is handling, in my opinion, and I never considered how much movement is helpful in being able to focus on a task or a topic... I hate sitting still, and all too easily still zone out without meaning to. However, if I have something in front of me to interact with, or am in a group tasked with solving questions together, I never suffer from a lack of interest. It's only when I sit still for greater than 20 minutes that I start to slip away from the lecture, so I bring snacks to stay awake for the drier professors. I woul...

The difficulty of adapting to a growth mindset for adult students lies primarily in the adjustment of expectations for one's education. I first encountered the growth mindset concept about two years prior, halfway through my undergraduate degree. My entire focus at that time was simple: Make the A. This is a normal feeling for any student, but most especially those who plan to attend a medical or dental school for post-graduate education. The issue with the A mentality is that more effort and time is spent worrying over grades than actually learning. I've seen entire class periods in lab courses go by with students arguing over a two point assignment rather than using the time set aside for actually learning and connecting with the material and concepts presented. This was me, in semesters past. I realized at some point that I was no longer really learning. I would cram for tests, maximize my grades, and retain in cases almost nothing a few weeks after. This is not why I cho...