As parents, one of the most important gifts we can offer our children is the ability to see challenges as stepping stones to growth. In an ever-evolving world, where ...

In March, I wrote a blog post describing how the theory of growth mindset has become a pretext for the mistreatment of children across the K-12 educational system. This piece generated a lot of ...

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 ...

But with popularization comes the risk of oversimplification. Dweck explained what growth mindset is and isn’t at a recent Education Writers Association seminar, “The Hidden Value of Motivation,” at ...

Parents can start out the school year strong by modeling a growth mindset for their children to take with them into the classroom. Here are five ways to cultivate a growth mindset in your student: 1.

The idea of a growth mindset asserts that our abilities and intelligence are not inborn or fixed traits but can be cultivated ... children, and families. Find me on Twitter. Editorial Standards ...