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Slip Sliding Away
Feb. 15th, 2007 09:46 amFirst a short note on my current Icon. It is Fallen Angel and Shi drawn by Billy Tucci. I wish I could draw that well
So after the ice and rain, the wind followed and turned everything into a sheet of ice. They did do a good job of salting and sanding the local roads but side roads are not that safe. I worked on getting down salt on our part of the sidewalk along with our front walk to the house so we are in compliance with a county ordinance that gives you 24 hours after a storm to get your walkways in order.
Time is also fleeting and yes madness seems to be taking control. I know I can get everything done in time and get us packed tonight so we are ready for tomorrow. House sitter is ready to sit and looking forward to our cable channels. Cats know that something is up.
So I have laundry to do and clothes to sew. I can do this! I know I can!
There was an interesting report on NPR this morning about intelligence and how one perceives intelligence. They divided these kids down to two belief set one thought that intelligence was fixed and the other that it could grow (ie You can become more intelligent over time) and they found that the kids who the belief that intelligence can grow had better grades over all but especially in math. They then took the kids who thought intelligence was fixed and divided them into two groups to help them with basic skills. One of the groups was taught that intelligence was not fixed but could grow and the other was given basic study skills. The group that learned that intelligence is not fixed started to do better in school.
Personally I was always taught that intelligence is not fixed and you can always learn something new. I plan to instill that in my daughter which is not going to take a lot of work since she loves to learn new things. Learning is fun and I am enjoying that I am still doing it. I am also a firm believer in the "use it or lose it" part of learning.
I am grateful to my parents for teaching me that intelligence is not fixed at birth.
So after the ice and rain, the wind followed and turned everything into a sheet of ice. They did do a good job of salting and sanding the local roads but side roads are not that safe. I worked on getting down salt on our part of the sidewalk along with our front walk to the house so we are in compliance with a county ordinance that gives you 24 hours after a storm to get your walkways in order.
Time is also fleeting and yes madness seems to be taking control. I know I can get everything done in time and get us packed tonight so we are ready for tomorrow. House sitter is ready to sit and looking forward to our cable channels. Cats know that something is up.
So I have laundry to do and clothes to sew. I can do this! I know I can!
There was an interesting report on NPR this morning about intelligence and how one perceives intelligence. They divided these kids down to two belief set one thought that intelligence was fixed and the other that it could grow (ie You can become more intelligent over time) and they found that the kids who the belief that intelligence can grow had better grades over all but especially in math. They then took the kids who thought intelligence was fixed and divided them into two groups to help them with basic skills. One of the groups was taught that intelligence was not fixed but could grow and the other was given basic study skills. The group that learned that intelligence is not fixed started to do better in school.
Personally I was always taught that intelligence is not fixed and you can always learn something new. I plan to instill that in my daughter which is not going to take a lot of work since she loves to learn new things. Learning is fun and I am enjoying that I am still doing it. I am also a firm believer in the "use it or lose it" part of learning.
I am grateful to my parents for teaching me that intelligence is not fixed at birth.
