Mindset

The Growth Mindset Debate: Does It Work?

Many in the education field are familiar with Stanford Professor Carol Dweck’s notion of instilling in children a growth mindset, that is a belief that their intellectual abilities can be developed through effort and practice. Recently, some researchers have challenged her work claiming that further analysis indicates that growth mindset interventions are not particularly effective.…

D is for Deliberate

D is for Deliberate Develops Mastery

Practicing skills and concepts is an important part of the learning process; however, just repeating a skill does not lead to improvement.  Deliberate practice is the idea that the work being done is challenging enough to stretch the student, but not so challenging as to be frustrating.   Deliberate Practice Improves Skills without Dread  …