Fostering a growth mindset in youth is a transformative approach that prepares them to face challenges with resilience, optimism, and adaptability. It shifts the internal narrative from “I’m not good at this” to “I can improve with effort.” This mindset, first popularised by psychologist Carol Dweck, is based on the belief that intelligence and abilities are not static traits but can be developed over time through practice, learning, and persistence. Critical to this change is how young people view failure and effort. In many environments, mistakes are viewed as a weakness. But a growth mindset redefines failure as feedback and effort as a path to mastery. To establish this culture, it’s important to normalise struggle as an essential part of growth. This can be done through story telling sharing the journeys of inventors, artists, or athletes who excelled after failure, which reinforces the principle that progress comes from perseverance. Language plays a powerful role: E...
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