Different kinds of experiences lead to different brain structures ….it is very likely that our students’ brains have physically changed – and are different from ours – as a result of how they grew up.
For over 30 years, Carol Dweck has studied students’ motivation and she says: “Here is the most important thing I have learned: The most motivated and resilient students are not the ones who think they have a lot of fixed or innate intelligence. Instead, the most motivated and resilient students are the ones who believe that their abilities can be developed through their effort and learning”.