The Power Of Yet

Alan
Speech
3-21-2015
The Power of Yet
The power of yet is fascinating when it comes to the education of teenage students.When students are given a failing grade, they would think, “I’m nothing, I’m nowhere.” but if they got a grade “Not Yet”, they understand that they are learning thing and are improving themselves. It gives you a path into the future. According to a research by professor Dweck, the students who are willing to take challenges and face difficulties engage in the studies deeply, and they are constantly learning from their mistakes. These students have the so-called growth mindset. The idea that abilities can be developed. In comparison, students who fear challenges and try to run from their errors were gripped in the tyranny of now. Their brains show hardly any electrical activities as they confronted an error. These students are the ones with the “fixed mindset”. who don’t engage with any challenges. Nowadays, a generation of young workers can’t get through the day without an award. Professor Dweck thinks that instead of praising intelligence and talents, we should praise the process that kids engage in. There effort, strategies, focus, perseverance and their improvement. Every time students push out of their comfort zone, to learn something new and difficult, the neurons in their brains can form new, stronger connections which make them smarter. Studies showed that the kids who were not taught the growth mindset continue to show declining grade. However, the ones who were taught this lesson, showed a sharp rebound in their grades.
The power of yet influences all kids regardless of any differences. Students can be changed when the meaning of effort and difficulty were transformed, and that’s when they are getting smarter. Let’s not waste anymore times. Once we know that abilities can be developed, the power of yet can change our lives drastically.