[chrismanfrank]

Fixed mindset is the belief that qualities like intelligence are fixed and can't change. Growth mindset is the belief that these qualities can be grown through effort.

Dwecks research shows that a) kids with a growth mindset do better in school, especially in math, and b) kids can learn to have a growth mindset through relatively small interventions like reading and discussing a short article about the brain.

I think point a) is obvious, but point b) was not until Dwecks research.

[tbrownaw]

(b) is not only not obvious, it also has some rather absurd implications due to the size of the effect and doesn't seem to replicate to the real world. Both of which imply it's bunk.