A clearly distraught young child is attempting to do an art project for the very first time. In his opinion, it’s not going well and through his sobs he states, “I can’t do this, I am dumb, my friends can do it, it’s not perfect”. It looks perfectly acceptable to you and it hard toRead More
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The phrase “growth mindset” was coined by Stanford University psychology professor, Carol Dweck. According to Dweck, mindset refers to the way learners perceive their own abilities. I would go so far as to say that this also includes how they see the abilities of others and the value of working together for the greater good. Read More