"Becoming is better than being"

~ Carol Dweck

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A growth mindset is about believing people can develop their abilities to find success. It is as simple and as difficult as that!

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Carol Dweck, Ph.D., is one of the world's leading researchers in the fields of motivation and student engagement. She is currently the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success. This is an integral part of the AG approach to learning. Growth mindset is complex and can be applied to many situations, so let's try to keep it simple.

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Why growth mindset matters?

Children deal with challenge on a daily basis. For the AG class students, the AG Class can be a confrontational experience where their perceptions of themselves can be put to the test. Learning a growth mindset is a way for them to change their thinking and embrace challenges making them more motivated and resilient to failure. Risking effort and facing failure are 2 behaviours that we focus on in the AG Class as they are key behaviours that. We do this through creating learning experiences of challenge, teamwork and feedback. If children can develop a growth mindset, it will encourage them to engage challenge and experience success! 

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