During the Ted Talk, Carol Dweck focused on the new educational tool of “yet.” It is when instead of saying a student “failed” they receive the grade of “not yet.” This tool has been tested on young 10-year olds when they were prompted with questions above their educational level. Some replied ready for the challenge, other with fear. This shows how the fear of failing has taken over students motivation to be challenged. It was shown that when students are taught with “yet” they are more excited and eager to learn, without the fear of being a failure. The focus is now on the process compared to the final product. This is better because kids can actually understand things and not feel like they have to cheat in order to not be a failure. It is teaching students that it is okay to not understand things while making them want to try. The math game rewarded students on progress and effort. This is more beneficial for the student to learn because they feel better about themselves if they are getting rewarded for trying, rather than just being correct. Yet is able to give the students more confidence and helps improve their grades. With being taught in a different mindset, the students have a different mindset. Students are learning that it is not all about the outcome but about the process and “yet” helps them believe that.

I highlighted “growth mindset” and “Not yet” in the beginning because I knew they would be important throughout the TED talk. Next to the first paragraph I wrote about relating to the students who feel like a failure after receiving a failure grade. I pointed out that some children think they are a failure after not understanding a concept and not getting a good grade because that is a common thing with students of all ages. I also agreed with the claim that if students do not understand something they may cheat and that does not do them any good.The children, “run from the error.” I highlighted the key concepts of what children do when they fail, in the third paragraph. In the margins I wrote students either run from the problem or face it and challenge themselves and “not yet” helps them with that. The next paragraph I questioned if children are too focused on school and grades and not what they are actually learning. I highlighted that people should not praise the end but the process. I wrote this is a good idea for students because they can feel better about themselves and want to try. I also noted that when students are rewarded for effort they will want to keep trying because it is a key concept of the “not yet” process. On 5:24 i highlighted “greater confidence” because that is important for students so they will keep believing in themselves and trying. Towards the end, I noted that children were seeing the difference and it is making them more confident overall, not just in school The “not yet” process is helping children grow up more confident.