Mindset

Psychologist Carol Dweck has given us one of the most positive educational concepts yet to be developed – mindset. Like many good ideas it is deceptively simple – but the implications for schools are profound. Quite simply, mindset is the belief that ability is not fixed – that people can acquire new skills through targeted effort and practice. Simple.
I love her quote



"The more I practice the luckier I get."

We accept this belief in sport all the time – we are all familiar with the story of basketball hero Michael Jordan who was dropped from his high school varsity team and wasn’t recruited by his first choice basketball college.  So he practised ... and practised...and practised...until he became Michael Jordan – rated on the NBA website as the greatest basketball player of all time.
Just like sporting abilities and physical skills, mental aptitude can be improved.  Your brain is like a muscle and it gets stronger with use. Every time you learn something new your brain forms new connections over time.  You can increase your intellectual skill with practise.  It is so empowering for our children to know and understand this concept.
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