What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I'm in this situation? — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
Do you think it is possible to increase your intellectual ability? For decades, I have studied the power of this belief to… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
Think about being a teenager and feeling like school is just about taking tests you may or may not be interested in,… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
I have seen schools across the country working long and hard to embed a commitment to the unlimited development of every student… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“It’s the parents who respond to their children’s setbacks with interest and treat them as opportunities for learning who are transmitting a… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“a fixed ability that needs to be proven, and a changeable ability that can be developed through learning.” — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“All kids misbehave. Research shows that normal young children misbehave every three minutes. Does it become an occasion for judgement of their… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“It’s the parents who respond to their children’s setbacks with interest and treat them as opportunities for learning who are transmitting a… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“What did you learn today?” “What mistake did you make that taught you something?” “What did you try hard at today?” You… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“growth mindset: a zest for teaching and learning, an openness to giving and receiving feedback, and an ability to confront and surmount… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“tune in to the messages you’re sending. Are they messages that say: You have permanent traits and I’m judging them? Or are they messages… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
...when people already know they're deficient, they have nothing to lose by trying. — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
Most experts and great leaders agree that leaders are made, not born, and that they are made through their own drive for learning and… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
Why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I'm in this situation? — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
When we praise children for their intelligence, we tell them that this is the name of the game: Look smart; don't risk making mistakes. — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
We're not saying people don't need fuel for strenuous work; they just don't need it constantly. People have many more resources at hand than… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“What on earth would make someone a nonlearner? Everyone is born with an intense drive to learn. Infants stretch their skills daily. Not just… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it's not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
