Growth Mindset: What Is It? Does It Matter?

What exactly is growth mindset—and is it the crucial ingredient to our kids' future success that we've been told it is? We discuss the latest research about growth mindset and why it matters.

Show Notes

Growth mindset is the belief that one's abilities and intelligence can be developed through effort, learning, and persistence. Makes sense, but is it the number-one secret to our kids' future happiness and success? Is fixed mindset a death knell for our children's potential?

Amy and Margaret discuss:

The current controversy in academia about whether "growth mindset" has been over-emphasized
Why it's important to praise our kids' efforts, more than those efforts' outcomes
How to foster growth mindset in our kids (hint: it's by example)

Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

Melinda Wenner Moyer: Is Growth Mindset a Sham?
Melinda Wenner Moyer: The Nitty Gritty of Growth Mindset
Carol S. Dweck: Mindset
Dweck, Carol et al: Praise for intelligence can undermine children's motivation and performance
Macnamara, B. N., & Burgoyne, A. P: Do growth mindset interventions impact students’ academic achievement? A systematic review and meta-analysis with recommendations for best practices.
Burnette, J. L., et al: A systematic review and meta-analysis of growth mindset interventions: For whom, how, and why might such interventions work?
See Eva DeVirgilis's one-woman show, "In My Chair"

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