In the past, it may have been acceptable to attend school, learn a skill and then use said skill for the duration of one’s career. Today’s reality looks much different: The half-life of skills, or
APS William James and James McKeen Cattell Fellow Carol S. Dweck has pioneered the study of the mindsets that influence students’ academic achievement. Teachers’ mindsets play a big role in students’ success as well, she says.
Growth mindsets aren’t just for students. It helps for teachers to have a growth mindset about their students’ mindsets, too. A teacher’s classroom approach shapes whether their students believe they are born with fixed academic