Mindset:The New Psychology of Success

I had to read this book for a staff book study, and I went into kind of feeling that old annoyance I get when someone tells me what I have to read. However, I ended up devouring it in two days. Mindset is a very accessible text about a very intriguing theory. Dweck uses easy to follow, real world examples with which the reader can identify pieces of themselves. The idea centers around two core mindsets - fixed and growth-oriented - and what that means for the people who are set in them. From the book's perspective, America is extremely fixed in its cultural mentality, and that's not a good way to live long-term.

I'm eager to discuss this book with my school's actual psychologist and mental health professionals in my life to see how much of it is solid science and how much is just good writing. As a teacher, though, I can definitely see ways to apply these ideas in my classroom.