In the words of Carol Dweck, “Becoming is better than being.” As novice sixth grade math and English teachers, we’ve learned to approach our mid-year benchmark assessments not as final judgments but ...

At the start of a new school year, there’s one thing you can equip your child with that is proven to increase their motivation, resilience and academic performance – a growth mindset. What is a growth ...

If states measured student success by their growth instead of their proficiency we'd know if students were actually learning ...

Our relationship with math learning is severely damaged in this country. In 2022, only 26 percent of all eighth grade students scored proficient or above in mathematics. Even more concerning is that ...

Many parents and educators are concerned about standardized test scores released recently by the Missouri Department of ...

Can a growth mindset help improve academic performance? There are many ideas about how students’ academic performance can be improved. A widely popular group of measures is growth mindset ...

What separates high achievers from others in the professional world? It often boils down to one key factor: the growth mindset. This powerful concept, developed by psychologist Carol Dweck, emphasizes ...