"Growth" vs. "Fixed" Minds

"Growth" vs. "Fixed" Minds is a video podcast put on by the Stanford University. The students were seperated into two groups: the Fixed mindset were the children who appear intellegent and then the growth mindset were the children who were taught how the brain works like a muscle and absorbs information. Dr. Dwech tells the interviewer that teachers could tell which students came from which workshop. Dr. Dwech gives a very good example about race car drivers and how the drivers improved by finding there mistakes and fixing them.

I believe podcasts like this show teachers the importance of not only what they teach students but how they teach them. Dr. Dwech states how important motivation is for children. They can have the study skills they need, but not the motivation to apply them. Children need teachers to break down the learning cycle and not just give them information but also help them process it and understand it.