'Teams' is how the world now operates. Sometimes, our school system may seem to suggest to young people that cooperation is cheating. But teamwork is about helping them to produce good work through sharing their strengths.
So how did Leicester City do it? How did they beat such high odds to become Premiership champions?
Getting a good education for everybody – the equity question – is not just about bricks and mortar, or equal facilities and equal resources but about beliefs, writes Carol S. Dweck.
This was the title of a recent article in the Times Educational Supplement, written by leading neuroscientist Steven Rose, emeritus professor at the Open University. (1) You will guess that, with our commitment to the growth mindset, all of us here at Study Skills Zone were interested to read this article. And it then seemed only fair that we should prepare a Briefing for all our readers.
A ‘fixed mindset’ is one that says: “My abilities are carved in stone”. This belief creates an urgency to prove yourself – over and over! A ‘growth mindset’ however is based on a belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate and grow, through your own efforts ...