Originally Posted by ElizabethN
I'm going to also put this in its own thread because I think it's worth it, but this article (link is a pdf file) seemed worth sharing here because of the comments in the beginning on growth vs. fixed mindsets.

I replied to that highly controversial piece by Jo Boaler on the new thread, Recommendations for math teachers, and will repeat the quote from the mindset book here: mindset states, in part:
Originally Posted by mindset, page 50:
The growth mindset is the belief that abilities can be cultivated. But it doesn't tell you how much change is possible or how long change will take.