6B What do I think?
This weeks readings caused many questions, especially ones about intelligence and what intelligence truly is. I was very surprised when I took the Grit test. I took it before reading the article and watching the TED Talk, so I did not know how bad my score of a 2.88 was. Once I discovered that the "grittiest" had a number closer to 5, I was shocked. I had always thought myself as someone who did not give up easily, so getting such a low number was somewhat discouraging. When I saw that grit was a good measurement of intelligence, I was equally shocked. I was upset- was I not intelligent? As I thought about it more, and after the discussions in class I decided that the test was probably not a good measurement of intelligence. Many people have different definitions for intelligence, so I decided to disregard this test.
For Thursdays class, I was in group two. I learned about vulnerability and shame. Both play a heavy part in everyday life. Vulnerability was described by Bernee Brown as an "honest, raw bid for connection." We connect with people everyday- we have to as it is in human nature to socialize. I also learned about shame. Shame relates to group threes topic of making mistakes. When you make a mistake, you cause yourself to become shamed. You become more vulnerable, because you are worried that people will judge you for the mistakes you made. This group was saying, however, that making mistakes can actually help you. By making mistakes, you can help lower your shame level as well. This can help with not only life in school, like failing a test or making a mistake in a project, but in the actual world. It can help in your job. For example, if you are late and get called out on it or spill coffee on yourself or something important.
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