Headteacher at, Highgate, Lindsey Hughes explains how the Learning Pit works to teach students that struggling is part of learning.

Unlocking personal and professional success hinges on one fundamental concept: the growth mindset. Coined by psychologist Carol Dweck, the idea of a growth mindset asserts that our abilities and ...

Often the messages students hear from families and teachers praise or criticize their innate abilities, and so they grow to believe they are one way or another, developing into a fixed mindset. For ...

When Carol Dweck’s book Mindset came out in 2006, it radically transformed the way people thought about working with young people. Mindset sold over 2 million copies. Whole organizations were created ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — A Washington State University (WSU)study found it's not enough for a teacher to be nice. What students really crave is an instructor who thinks they could improve. The idea of a "growth ...

The actor Colin Firth has one. So does Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. And let’s be sure to include Stanford University Professor Carol Dweck. She not only identified it, she also named it. "It" is growth ...

This column was first published in The Capital-Journal in December 2021. The concept of mindset is endlessly fascinating to me. My introduction to this idea was shaped by my time with Chip Conley’s ...

Picture this: A seasoned leader is at the helm of a rapidly growing tech startup. She's faced with a formidable challenge — her once small team is now a bustling crowd of new hires, each with unique ...