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Carol Dweck has become the closest thing to an education celebrity because of her work on growth mindset. Her research shows that children who have a growth mindset welcome challenges as opportunities ...

Leading research expert on motivation Dr. Carol Dweck talks about mindsets and how you can use them to fulfill your optimal potential. Carol discusses how a fixed mindset will hinder your performance ...

"Mindset" by Dr. Carol S. Dweck, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist, has been a powerful part of my philosophy on life -- both personally and professionally -- since discovering it ...

Having a positive mindset in math may do more than just help students feel more confident about their skills and more willing to keep trying when they fail; it may prime their brains to think better.

There’s a scene in the 1988 movie "Stand and Deliver," where high school math teacher Jaime Escalante (played by Edward James Olmos) argues with the head of the school’s math program about the ...

Carol Dweck, professor at Stanford University and author of “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.” An interview with Carol Dweck, professor at Stanford University and author of Mindset: The New ...

In a rut in your life, or in your career? There's just one big simple thing you have to do to get out of it, says Carol Dweck, Stanford University psychologist: Switch from a fixed mindset to a growth ...

Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck has become something of a cult figure in education and parenting circles. Her research into boosting student motivation has spawned a mini industry of ...