Stanford Blog

Many students believe they are born with fixed knowledge and that they are not able to become more. Others believe that their brain is like a muscle and that every time they learn something new their brain grows. Two different workshops were created as a study in order to see which theory is correct and to encourage a growth mindset. Students who were in the group that were given motivation and higher expectations were succeeding but the group who had a lack of motivation did not do so well.

It is so important to have a curious mind and to let our imaginations grow because with that curiosity so much can be learned. Those who believe that people are born smart or not need to be encouraged to get out there and experience the world in new ways. People should want to engage in learning to broaden their knowledge about many different topics. When people open their minds to learning new things with a growth mindset great things can be discovered and people can realize that knowledge can be learned as opposed to being born with it.