This article originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. All too often, education research falls short of giving educators on-the-ground actionable ...

How To Cultivate, a 'Growth Mindset' . The phrase "growth mindset" has come to be a ubiquitous, but often misunderstood, idea ...

In the words of Carol Dweck, “Becoming is better than being.” As novice sixth grade math and English teachers, we’ve learned to approach our mid-year benchmark assessments not as final judgments but ...

What books can you read to help your children become more resilient and persevere? Growth mindset books begin conversations, model ways of thinking and behaving, and give rich references to remember ...

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 ...

I was introduced to a book called Education of a CEO by Bill Yeargin. One specific section got my attention, and it’s something, whether we know it or not, we wrestle with every day – A Growth Mindset ...

“Growth mindset” refers to the belief that one’s intelligence, abilities, and talent can grow over time, as opposed to remaining the same, in a “fixed” mindset. It’s part of embracing changes in the ...

Leadership today is not about holding all the answers; it is about cultivating the capacity to learn, adapt and lead through uncertainty. The true differentiator is not access to new tools or ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 06: Psychologist and Author, Carol Dweck, speaks onstage during GE The Lean Mindset: The Pursuit Of Progress Event at Chelsea Industrial on September 06, 2023 in New ...

If you want to learn to paint, you might take a class and spend time practicing and honing your skills. Even though your first painting might not be all you hoped for, you feel that if you keep ...

Parents want their kids to grow up to be hardy and resilient. They understand life is only going to get more complicated as they grow older, with an increasing number of possible points of failure and ...