Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is the product of the activity of learners.
Students and adults who have a growth mindset believe it is within their nature and control to improve, change, grow, and progress with patience and hard work.
“Students, stay seated!” Generations of American school children have grown up hearing teachers bark these or a similar command over and over and over again.
When television was young, there was a huge popular show based on the still popular fictional character of Superman.
In her popular Ted Talk, Carol Dweck, a Stanford University psychologist, explains her mindset theory—the idea that children are more successful intelligence.