To Promote Growth Mindset in Schools, We Need Less Quantity and More Quality Assignments
Growth mindset has become the buzz word for both schools and companies across the country. Many schools in my local district had some mention of wanting to develop growth mindset proudly listed on their school website. It is a good thing to aspire to, especially since the research backs up the benefits of having a growth mindset. To briefly sum up the findings: Individuals who believe their talents can be developed (through hard work, good strategies, and input from others) have a growth mindset. They tend to achieve more than those with a more fixed mindset (those who believe their talents are innate gifts) . In other words, we want our students to believe that they can achieve success if they work hard enough, not simply fall into the category of “good at school” or “bad at school” and be forced to stay in their quadrant forever. Yet, I think that school focused on growth mindset should be more than just a proud proclamation on a website or a poster on the wall encouraging stud...