People believe their basic qualities—like their intelligence or talent—are simply fixed traits when they possess a fixed mindset. They will document their intelligence or talent instead of developing ...

Those who have a growth mindset think of intelligence and other abilities—athletic, musical, artistic, etc.—as developing over time and that there are always opportunities to learn. Those with a fixed ...

It was that time again. I needed to hand back graded essays. The students saw the stack of papers. Suddenly, all the laughter and chatter that had filled my room over the past week or so, while ...

Stanford University professor Carol Dweck and colleagues have spent decades studying the distinct ways in which individuals view intelligence and learning, most recently expanding this research to how ...

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Have you discovered the “power of yet”? This three-letter word packs a much bigger punch than its diminutive size suggests. The use of “yet” is particularly potent in these three situations: ...

With elementary students moving toward summer after weeks of homebound learning during coronavirus restrictions, it's important to keep their minds active and learning, and to give them an "I can do ...

A fixed mindset suggests an approach to situations, options and responses with the belief that certain things are unchangeable, aka fixed. In this mindset, you believe that factors such as your ...