Intelligence is malleable. It can change as per how you do mindset. One experiment prove it. One student group in low-income neighborhood was matched with a college student as a mentor who regularly communicate with students to build growth mindset, such as "Intelligence is not a finite endowment, but rather an expandable capacity tat increased with mental work."
Another group was regularly heard from their mentor fixed mindset such as that drug use could interfere with academic achievement. A year later, the test score and GPA of a growth mindset group rise significantly.
I felt little nervous about this identity and mindset theory, because I'm not sure what kind of mindset message I've been sending to my kids. I certainly need to be more conscious about it.
Wow, this is fascinating! It really does make you consider how your own mindset can affect others, even when you're not realizing it. Thanks for sharing!
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