Reflection Blog (Resilience)

04/05/21

The Power of YET.

Resilience and growth mindset both work together hand in hand. These are used to tell people who fail that you can try again and the power of yet does this well. The power of yet is to change the mindset of people from I can't do it to I can't do it YET. A growth mindset is important for people because it shows that improvements can be made and if they don't know how to get to an end result and think that intelligence is fixed is exactly what a growth mindset and the power of yet is meant to change. As you can tell it sounds way better to have a growth mindset than a fixed mindset and that's because it is. Fixed mindsets are bad because you don't get as much brain growth and actually don't learn as much even if they were taught the same thing. Growth mindsets and the power of yet are very important for everyone to have. 

17/05/21

What do freedom writers, John Minto, and resilience have in common?

Freedom writers and John Minto are both about fighting for freedom and equality. They are both fighting and trying to get what they think is right to others so they can survive. These both also show resilience as they have to keep on trying even when they are getting shut down by people like the police and everyday people who are against these ideas. People like them are great people are will go down in history for being impactful for our planet and people who live on it.

19/5/21

Pink Shirt Day:

Pink Shirt Day is a day to stop bullying and for people to stand up and against bullying. This is called pink shirt day because it encourages people to wear a pink shirt since in Canada two boys stood up for homophobic bully that was towards a year 10 student who wore a pink shirt. We support it in New Zealand too since it is important to stand up against bullying for the better of others. I think that this day is very important and that we should stop bullying.

25/5/21

Book: Memory

Author: Margaret Mahy

Ideas:

25/05 - believing stories = growth mindset/ resilience - grief [Dr. Lucy Hone]

 Early in the novel, Mahy writes of Jonny, 'For Jonny, imaginary things, once properly imagined, could grow as powerful and lucid as if they were true. He had always been the victim of stories, not only other people's but his own as well (Chapter 1). What are some of these stories that Jonny is a victim of?

Jonny’s family and friends are always saying that he will be a failure or that he will end up living back at home. Jonny began drinking to get out of the fact that he believes the same as them and he is a shadow of his sister. His dad said that he will be back once Jonny left him and moved out because he didn't believe in Jonny. Although he hasn't become that great he still has shown resilience as he's proved them wrong and continues to fight the thoughts he has.