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Course: Growth mindset (i18n) > Unit 2
Lesson 6: My kind of coolConnect: My kind of cool
Welcome back!
In the previous activities, we learned how overcoming struggle and maintaining a growth mindset can help our brains grow.
At the end of this lesson you will understand two concepts:
- Many students feel isolated—like an outsider—during times of transition, but strategies like relationship building and environmental adaptation can help
- Certain strategies can help us develop deeper connections with our peers and our learning, allowing us to get comfortable more quickly
Take a moment to connect this concept to your own life.
Think of some big transitions in your life: starting middle school, starting high school, learning a new subject, moving, changing sports teams, starting a new after school activity, starting a new grade, or some other change unique to your life.
- How did you feel during this transition? What were some concerns that you had?
- Is there anything you know now that you didn’t know prior to that transition?
Do I belong here?
Sometimes it's really hard to feel comfortable or to study effectively when you feel like you are the only one who is going through difficult times.
But you're not the only one—it’s actually very common to experience difficulties during transitions. Even people who everyone labels as successful sometimes feel alone or inadequate.
It takes time and patience for most people to form close relationships and to start to feel at home in a new environment.
You have completed part 1 of 3 for this activity: Connect!
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How can I feel like I belong?(13 votes)- “When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong."(1 vote)
The biggest transition is when I went from a teacher who sat with you and talked to you to someone who makes you figure it out. When that person makes you figure it out on your own it prepares you a lot for the real world. When you have someone who is talking to you it's really easy to say "Yea, Uh huh " But when you have to do it on your own its better for you.(9 votes)- being able to like talk in front of a lot of people is my biggest fear(7 votes)
- In the school, some students feel isolated because they don't make friends maybe because they don’t want, if they don't have connection with no body you can feel alone(5 votes)
- When I had to stay here I feel lost in space. How can I adapting in a short time?(4 votes)
- How do you handle conflict through peer communication?(4 votes)
When I went through a major transition I felt lost and confused most of the time. The concerns I had were that I was the only person going through this hard time and there were no one that it can help me.(4 votes)
How do I feel like I belong into a place that I"ve been in for years, but I just always felt like an outsider. I didn't believe or think the same as everyone else, so it just felt awkward(3 votes)
Lindy, you may feel like an outsider because you're trying to fit into the wrong group, you have not found your purpose, or you are isolated/isolating. Here are a few ways to feel like you belong.
1. Choose the right group.
2. Work on your self-esteem.
3. Find some friends.
4. Find your purpose. You do have a purpose and are here for a reason!
5. Be present and attentive towards others.
<3(3 votes)
starting high school was hard on me because i have a hard time understanding things that others can and i feel bad because i feel like i was being a bother when i wasn't. i realized that it was ok to need help it took me a while but i started asking for help. i know now that its never a bother to ask for help.(3 votes)- you are always welcome(3 votes)