Carol Dweck Archives

Posted September 12, 2018

While there is no way to take away the sting of poor grades and dashed hopes, there are ways we can help our students cope with failure in a...

Posted March 7, 2022

Goal orientation theory posits that students engage in any given learning activity for one of two reasons. If an individual has a performance...

Posted January 9, 2019

In order to foster a growth mindset, our students must believe that their effort is responsible for their success. Students with a growth mindset...

Posted March 29, 2016

I love Carol Dweck’s amazing work on the concept of growth mindset. (For more information on growth mindset, check out Dweck’s...

Posted January 28, 2016

We love this quote from Carol Dweck. Struggle is a part of life, and no one knows this better than students with ADHD or dyslexia. However, if we...

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