WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MY OWN THOUGHT ON SOME POINT AND MY EDUCATION
"I heard about a Samarth high school in Valsad, where students had to pass a certain number of courses to graduate, and if they didn’t pass a course, they got the grade “Not Yet”. And I thought that was fantastic, because if you get a failing grade, you think, I’m nothing, I’m nowhere. But if you get the grade “Not Yet” you understand that you’re on a learning curve. It gives you a path into the future. “Not Yet” also gave me insight into a critical event early in my career, a real turning point. I wanted to see how children coped with challenge and difficulty, so I gave 10-year-olds problems that were slightly too hard for them. Some of them reacted in a shockingly positive way. They said things like, “I love a challenge” or “You know, I was hoping this would be informative”. They understood that their abilities could be developed. They had what I call a growth mindset. But other students felt it was tragic, catastrophic. From their more fixed mindset perspective, their intelligence had been up for judgment and they failed. Instead of luxuriating in the power of yet, they were gripped in the tyranny of now. So what do they do next? I’ll tell you what they do next. In one study, they told us they would probably cheat the next time instead of studying more if they failed a test. In another study, after a failure, they looked for someone who did worse than they did so they could feel really good about themselves. And in study after study, they have run from difficulty. Scientists measured the electrical activity from the brain as students confronted an error. On the left, you see the fixed mindset students. There’s hardly any activity. They run from the error. They don’t engage with it. But on the right, you have the students with the growth mindset, the idea that abilities can be developed. They engage deeply. Their brain is on fire with yet. They engage deeply. They process the error. They learn from it and they correct it." - Smeet G8
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Bhakti International School presented unprecedented scale and diversity of opportunity. My two years of phenomenal teachers across the disciplines pushed me to expand, challenge, and adjust my worldview. My experience of self learning with classmate showed me the power of empathetic leadership and expanded my artistic comfort zone. My tenure throwing major, campus-wide events validated that quality stems from attention to detail. My engagement in BIS's tech & innovation initiatives exercised my creative muscle, sparked my obsession with design, and strengthened my tolerance to adversity. My internships at wipro and Arista and invest money and value in online courses helped me discover my love for building products that make people's lives better. BIS showed me what I love to do, gifted me with a love for learning, and surrounded me with a wealth of inspiring peers.
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