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Exploratory Essay: Meme

This meme represents the main downside of implementing a growth mindset. Without awareness and acknowledgment of a kid's home life, culture, and race, the growth mindset will not be the most effective tactic in educational success. The reason a mindset change is not effective on kids experiencing these struggles is that it is simply a Band-Aid on a gunshot wound. In simpler terms, administrators must take into account of how the kids are living outside of the classroom. A consciousness of how a child is outside of their academic pursuit is what I believe classrooms should address before fully implementing the growth mindset in schools. 


Mind over Bias: Meme Explanation


The fire represents the ignorance of cultural, racial and social class bias. The dog represents the student and he is at home in this toxic environment and he remembers that the teacher told him that growth mindsets are the key to success and growth. But meanwhile, he has much bigger problems that need more than just a mindset change.


Image Source: 
Green, KC. “On Fire.” Gunshow, KC Green, 2013, gunshowcomic.com/648. Accessed 7 November 2019. 

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