I recently came across an article about Growth Mindset. This article reminded me that learning potential or talent are not fixed but that, "most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work- brains and talent are just the starting point."- Carl Dweck, Stanford researcher and author of Mindset: The New Psychology For Success. From MindsetOnline.com | Carol Dweck
Dweck identifies some useful language to promote growth mindset when providing feedback to students:
...I've also fallen in love with a new word- "yet." You can say to someone who fell short: "You don't seem to have this," but then add the word "yet." As in, "You don't seem to have these skills. . .yet." By doing that, we give people a time perspective. It creates the idea of learning over time. It puts the other person on that learning curve and says, "Well, maybe you're not at the finish line but you're on that learning curve and let's go further." It's such a growth mindset word. -Talent Isn’t Fixed and Other Mindsets That Lead to Greatness – 99u.com
**From Tap Into Teens Blog Post
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