Third Week with Jadu- CSS & Growth Mindset
So this is the end of the third week at Jadu. I am really enjoying the learning process and fun activities. I always get to learn something new in every class. This week I learned about CSS and growth mindset. Now let’s start to reflect on what I learned.
CSS
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheet. It is used to style web pages and make them look presentable. We can say that if HTML is like the bricks and pillars of a webpage then CSS is the painting. CSS is used for describing the presentation of Web pages, including colors, layout, and fonts.
There are three types of CSS:
1. Inline
2. In page/ Internal
3. Out page/ External
Inline CSS contains the CSS property in the body section attached with the element is known as inline CSS. This kind of style is specified within an HTML tag using the style attribute. i.e., to change the color of h1 tags we write
<h1 style=“color: green;”> Heading 1 </h1>.
Internal CSS can be used when a single HTML document must be styled uniquely. This type is used within the HTML file in the head section i.e the CSS is embedded within the HTML file. For example:
<head>
<style>
h1{
color: magenta;
}
</style>
</head>
External CSS contains a separate CSS file that contains only style property with the help of tag attributes. CSS properties are written in a separate file with a .css extension and should be linked to the HTML document using link tag. This means that for each element, style can be set only once and that will be applied across web pages.
External CSS is the most recommended method of styling a webpage as it makes a dedicated file for the CSS. This way our code looks neat and tidy, easy to read and understand.
There are several CSS properties of which we covered the following:
- Colors
- Background
- External Fonts
- Font Styling
- Font Size
- Developer Tool CSS
- Margins & Paddings
- Border
- Box Modelling
- ID Selector
- Class Selector
- Input Fields (hover, active …)
I practiced a lot this week, got my hands dirty with HTML and CSS. Now I’m confident to make a better website using these tools. I am super excited for the next week to learn the advanced CSS.
Growth Mindset
This week we had a class on Growth Mindset. Sir Saad Hamid always comes up with such great and meaningful topics that change our whole point of view. This class was really inspiring and motivating for me. Now let's start to reflect on what I learned.
Individuals who believe their talents can be developed through hard work, good strategies, and by not staying in their comfort zones have a growth mindset. They tend to achieve more than those with a more fixed mindset, those who believe their talents are innate gifts. This is because they worry less about looking smart and they put more energy into learning.
A growth mindset is the one that sees possibilities instead of limitations. The one who sees any problem as an opportunity to learn something new, not someone who avoids it just by the fear of failure. Our failures actually become valuable experiences for learning. The success enjoyed by others inspires us rather than discourages us. Most of all, we see our efforts as a meaningful journey rather than a fruitless waste. This is the kind of philosophy that everyone needs to have.
Your mind is like a processor
Whatever you choose to believe in will affect your output & outcome and will make you who you are.
Staying positive and motivated does solve a lot of problems.
Dweck goes on to provide a definition for both:
Fixed Mindset: “In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. They also believe that talent alone creates success — without effort.” (Dweck, 2015)
Growth Mindset: “In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work — brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.” (Dweck, 2015)
According to research, A growth mindset is a belief that intelligence can be developed. Students with a growth mindset believe that one can always improve, catch up, or even surpass other’s natural talents through hard work, the use of effective strategies, and help from others when needed. In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome. If you fail or if you’re not the best, it’s all been wasted. The growth mindset allows people to value what they’re doing regardless of the outcome.
Summarizing this blog, I would say that it's all about “our thinking”. The way we think, the way we perceive other things, most important of all Handling Success that's what matters the most. Mind growth is very necessary to become a good human else you will be the only one who thinks that you are a good human means that we shouldn't live in our own world. We should start listening to other opinions, and respect them and try to understand them, getting their feedback to improve ourselves This way we can grow our minds. This class gave me the motivation to change my mindset and inspired me to focus on the things that matter the most and take each hurdle as a challenge to overcome and to learn from it.
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