Judith and Erin begin the episode by discussing and defining the concept of the growth mindset trait developed by American psychologist Carol Dweck. The hosts go on to consider how the cultivation of a growth mindset can be advantageous in both parenting and academic roles using examples from their own lives to contextualize the conversation.
This episode refers to the following books and articles:
HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED By Paul Tough
https://www.paultough.com/books/how-children-succeed/
The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey
https://www.jessicalahey.com/the-gift-of-failure-2
Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation by Saundra Yancy McGuire with Stephanie McGuire
https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/browse/author/992e8d2c-5c17-4b4a-8e94-f8aa7909fd0b/Saundra-Yancy-McGuire?page=1
Yeager, David S., et al. "A National Experiment Reveals Where a Growth Mindset Improves Achievement." Nature 573.7774 (2019): 364,2,369A-369I. ProQuest. Web. 27 Oct. 2020.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1466-y?fbclid=IwAR1KeGKJIW-SOayZtyBZ1OQhOpKjS6dHI1rU0Phd4c31L8K4-shYGZ3F6iU
The opening and closing song, "Vienna Beat" by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License and shared through the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Vienna_Beat
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