CUNY Academic Commons | Mara Schvarzstein | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/mschvarzstein/activity/ Activity feed for Mara Schvarzstein. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 385a580bf50757bdf2a99682aa20a5af Mara Schvarzstein replied to the topic 1.5 Fixed Mindset Characteristics in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168902 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:46:34 -0400

Elizabeth Klein (she/her) wrote:Dear Casandra,

Thank you for your honesty. I found this article by Adam Grant a while back on the feedback sandwich that helped me, especially in giving feedback to students. https://adamgrant.substack.com/p/stop-serving-the-compliment-sandwich

If you have trouble, copy into your browser. I hope that you like…

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]]> 4f9fb495fe37e9eff8f7bf4642b52ed1 Mara Schvarzstein replied to the topic 1.5 Fixed Mindset Characteristics in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168900 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:43:24 -0400 I Had not heard about the sandwich approach for providing criticism. I had seen it in play. In my culture criticism is not a negative word or action, and the sandwich approach is hard for me to use. My mind goes directly to what I can teach them not what they already know, and I tend to dump my constructive criticism without any sugarcoating.…[Read more]

]]> 3da097342132df4570fc20b430917c66 Mara Schvarzstein replied to the topic 1.5 Fixed Mindset Characteristics in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168899 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:22:11 -0400 As a high school and undergraduate student Algebra and statistics were topics I feared and disliked. I always had to put much more effort and often felt the explanations and instructions were in some alien language. It felt as if concepts were well beyond my mental capacity. Because I was embarrassed to ask for help from classmates and…[Read more]

]]> 6b56d698e1a6e1b27072d482a0412199 Mara Schvarzstein joined the group CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1001679/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:17:07 -0400 6fa059b199998c32ad7f0900bff92dfc Mara Schvarzstein replied to the topic 1.3 Learning Mindsets in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168591 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:29:51 -0400 Love this! Thanks!

]]> 23d8c475a543efd57c79300096edc30d Mara Schvarzstein replied to the topic 1.3 Learning Mindsets in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168590 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:28:37 -0400 I truly identify with your post and have also felt overwhelmed by trying to implement too many changes at once, also, overwhelmed when implementing many changes, and having to evaluate which combinations worked out well. Interestingly, incorporating a more flexible mindset when teaching has not YET allowed me to regularly have this growth mindset…[Read more]

]]> 2af49a07dbcdca8eeee04e8ce8310f4c Mara Schvarzstein replied to the topic 1.3 Learning Mindsets in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168589 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:16:34 -0400 Very insightful post, thank you! I especially find the point about reducing the feeling of not being good enough. My students often say “I am not good at math or calculations” they accepted failure and became gave up on growth when it comes to calculations and probabilities, which is a big part of my course.

 

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]]> c6fc1a0d30335b1f633dc555fa677865 Mara Schvarzstein replied to the topic 1.3 Learning Mindsets in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168588 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:55:04 -0400  

Since the beginning of my career, I struggled with fear of failure fed by me being a Hispanic woman with dyslexia. Learning about growth mindset in the past and now has allowed me to let go of feelings of shame or embarrassment when I underperform and has increase my productivity by letting go of paralyzing fear of failure. By incorporating…[Read more]

]]> 287685acd0c4ca5359be2481acb8aa5c Mara Schvarzstein replied to the topic 1.1 Inspirational Quote in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168587 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:08:34 -0400

Casandra Silva Sibilin (she/her/hers) wrote:I think this is a great quote to reflect on and open discussion about growth mindsets. I agree and disagree!

I agree at the surface level. The quote is about contrasting failure and success and embracing failure as a learning opportunity–very growth mindset! It also makes me think of research on n…

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]]> 6c9af0e4a6f393e5ce75d89928c83703 Mara Schvarzstein replied to the topic 1.1 Inspirational Quote in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168586 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:54:08 -0400 Yes! Failure can be paralyzing at times, especially when struggling with perfectionism. Perfectionism and growth mindset might be a good pair of incompetencies/competencies to work at balancing at the same time…

]]> 8a0cfc283f69b554bc71ad16773ce8b2 Mara Schvarzstein replied to the topic 1.1 Inspirational Quote in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168585 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:44:46 -0400 I tell my students (and myself) that “failing with style” is being ready to analyze my failure, learn from it, and improve my next attempt.

However, as a STEM researcher, I identify much more with the provided quote “Failure is a better teacher than success”. It is self-explanatory, and it is how I experience experiment failures in the lab. When…[Read more]

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