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 ...

Teachers are increasingly adopting structured growth mindset activities, blending classroom strategies, gamified tools, and SEL resources to help students embrace challenges and persist through ...

The result was the recent Growth Mindset Day, with 120 eighth-graders placed into small groups and rotated through interactive stations. The experience featured hands-on challenges, reflection ...

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 ...

While many students experience growing pains in the transition from high school to college, today’s learners face an extra challenge emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. Many students experienced ...

Can a growth mindset help improve academic performance? There are many ideas about how students’ academic performance can be improved. A widely popular group of measures is growth mindset ...

Purdue University's Early Start programs provide students with the confidence and support they need to transition successfully into college life. Starting college can feel overwhelming, but Purdue’s ...

Modern education is full of beautiful illusions. We tell ourselves that if students just believe in their ability to grow, they will improve. That if they only want success badly enough, they will ...

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