Common Student mistakes: What We Can Learn From Socrates, the Cognitive Sciences and The Simpsons
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The document discusses 7 common mistakes students make and provides solutions for each. The mistakes are: 1) having a fixed mindset, 2) failing to engage yourself in learning, 3) failing to manage time, 4) failing to realize that failing is key to learning, 5) failing to realize that learning is social, 6) being a learning monogamist, and 7) not learning how to learn. For each mistake, the document provides 3 solutions such as developing a growth mindset, asking questions to engage more actively, and seeking feedback from others. The overall message is that students can improve their learning by avoiding these common pitfalls and applying the suggested strategies.
Common Student mistakes: What We Can Learn From Socrates, the Cognitive Sciences and The Simpsons
- 1. COMMON STUDENT MISTAKES: WHAT STUDENTS CAN LEARN FROM SOCRATES, THE COGNI T IVE SCIENCES, AND THE SIMPSONS
- 2. 1 HAVING A F IXED MINDSET
- 3. “The mind is everything; what you think you become”
- 5. "Imagine that one day, you go to a class that is really important to you and that you like a lot. The professor returns the midterm papers to the class. You got a C+. You’re very disappointed. That evening on the way back to your home, you find that you’ve gotten a parking ticket. Being really frustrated, you call your best friend to share your experience but are sort of brushed off.” How will you react?
- 6. But I thought you were smart …
- 7. Will you react with … I am a failure; I'm a loser; I'm stupid and life just stinks; or even something as grim as “I’m the most unlucky person on this earth.”
- 8. HAVING A FIXED MINDSET SOLUT ION: CONQUER YOUR MIND TO REAL I ZE YOUR POTENT IAL
- 9. A better approach “I’d start thinking about studying harder (or studying in a different way) for my next test in that class, I’d pay the ticket, and I’d work things out with my best friend the next time we speak.”; “I’d look at what was wrong on my exam, resolve to do better, pay my parking ticket, and call my friend to tell her I was upset the day before.”; “Work hard on my next paper, speak to the teacher, be more careful where I park or contest the ticket, and find out what’s wrong with my friend.”
- 10. A. HAVE A GROWTH MINDSET
- 11. B. A IM FOR MA S T E R Y
- 12. C. USING INTRINSIC MOT IVAT ION
- 13. 2 THE FAI LURE TO ENGAGE ‘ Y O U R S E L F ’ IN LEARNING
- 14. “To move the world, we must move ourselves.”
- 15. THE FAI LURE TO ENGAGE ‘ Y O U R S E L F ’ IN LEARNING SOLUT ION: KNOWLEDGE WI L L NOT GIVE A PART OF I TSEL F UNT I L YOU GIVE TO I T AL L OF YOURSEL F .
- 16. A. ASK QUEST IONS
- 17. B. S TUDY MORE ACT I V E L Y
- 18. C. ENJOY YOUR STUDIES
- 19. 3 THE FAI LURE TO MANAGE T IME
- 20. THE FAI LURE TO MANAGE T IME SOLUT ION: UNT I L WE CAN MANAGE T IME, WE CAN MANAGE NOTHING ELSE.
- 21. A. FORM GOOD HABI TS
- 22. B. MINDFULNESS AND THE ART OF FOCUS
- 23. C. PRIORI T I Z A T ION AND DI SCI P L INE
- 24. 4 FAI L ING TO REAL I ZE THAT FAI L ING IS KEY
- 25. “You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is: Never try.”
- 27. MISTAKES ARE NOT A PROBLEM; NOT LEARNING FROM THEM IS.
- 28. FAI L ING TO REAL I ZE THAT FAI L ING IS KEY SOLUT ION: ERR UNABASHEDLY AND LEARN— L IKE A CHI LD DOES
- 29. A. EMBRACE FAI LURES
- 30. B. D O N ’ T BE INT IMIDATED BY CONFUSION
- 31. C. VALUE EFFORT OVER INTELLIGENCE & THE PROCESS OVER REWARDS
- 32. 5 FAI L ING TO REAL I ZE THAT LEARNING IS SOCIAL
- 33. FAI L ING TO REAL I ZE THAT LEARNING IS SOCIAL SOLUT ION: NO ONE CAN DO I T FOR YOU, B U T Y O U C A N ’ T D O I T A L O N E .
- 34. A. HAVE A MENTOR OR A COACH
- 35. Daniel Coyle Advice on finding effective mentors 1. Seek Someone Who Gives Short, Clear Directions; 2. Seek Someone Who Loves Teaching Fundamentals; 3. Seek Someone Who Does NOT remind you of a Courteous Waiter; 4. Seek Someone Who Scares You a Little.
- 36. DREAM BIG AND HAVE IDEALS
- 37. B. SEEK FEEDBACK
- 38. B. SEEK FEEDBACK
- 39. C. TO LEARN, TEACH
- 40. 6 BEING A LEARNING MONOGAMIST
- 41. BEING A LEARNING MONOGAMIST SOLUT ION: ENCOURAGE LEARNING POLYGAMY.
- 42. A. AVOID THE I L LUSIONS OF LEARNING Frogs are Frogs, and Fish are Fish. And That is That. THE TADPOLE TEL LS THE F ISH THAT BIRDS HAVE WINGS
- 43. B. SEEK DIVERSE KNOWLEDGE SOURCES
- 44. C. DIVERSI TY IN STUDY TECHNIQUES
- 45. 7 NOT LEARNING HOW TO LEARN
- 46. “Books are useless! I only ever read one book, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” and it gave me absolutely no insight on how to kill mockingbirds! Sure it taught me not to judge a man by the color of his skin... but what good does that do me?”— Homer Simpson.
- 47. "Good books are over your head; they would not be good if they are not”
- 48. NOT LEARNING HOW TO LEARN SOLUT ION: D O N ’ T B E A N H I G H L Y QUAL I F IED A GRADE SHEEP.
- 49. A. DEVELOP METACOGNI T IVE SKI L LS
- 50. B. LEARN CRI T ICAL THINKING
- 51. C. BECOME A L I FELONG LEARNER
- 52. COMMON STUDENT MISTAKES: “ I S T H E R E A N Y O N E S O WISE AS TO LEARN BY THE EXPERIENCE OF O T H E R S ? ” —VOL TAIRE.
- 53. 7 COMMON STUDENT MISTAKES 1 Having a fixed mindset 2 The failure to engage yourself in learning 3 The failure to manage time 4 Failing to realize that failing is key 5 Failing to realize that learning is social 6 Being a learning monogamist 7 Not learning how to learn
- 54. 7 COMMON STUDENT MISTAKES