Parents
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids by Carol S. Dweck
Scientific American, January 2015
HINT: Don't tell your kids that they are. More than three decades of research shows that a focus on “process”—not on intelligence or ability—is key to success in school and in life ... [read more]
Carol Dweck—The Power of Believing That You Can Improve
(10:25) Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve.
Carol Dweck Revisits Growth Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
Education Week, September 2015
"As we’ve watched the growth mindset become more popular, we’ve become much wiser about how to implement it. This learning—the common pitfalls, the misunderstandings, and what to do about them—is what I’d like to share with you, so that we can maximize the benefits for our students ... "