Grant_H
@[email protected] @estelle @edutooters @psychology mmm. The internal structures of the brain are rather more plastic than the rest of the body!
Glen Doman's work with kids who had had chunks of their brain surgically removed also shows this. And how people who lose their sight can end up with brains rewired to "see" with their ears.
That said, growth mindset still needs refining. Dweck is busy with that:
https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/growth-mindset-where-did-it-go-wrong
Growth Mindset: where did it go wrong?

Implementation of growth mindset is more complex than anyone imagined, explains academic Carol Dweck, who created the Growth Mindset theory

Tes Magazine
Nov 1, 2024 at 5:34pmTusky
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When a growth mindset environment emerges, “equality happens”.

Carol Dweck tells a story of a Chicago high school that distributed “Not Yet” grades instead of failing grades.
Carol Dweck relates the power of “yet”: When students see the word "yet", they build confidence to continue and persist with their learning, making mistakes and working from them.
Here is the TED talk by Carol Dweck on "the power of believing that you can improve": https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve

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Carol Dweck: The power of believing that you can improve

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Show threadEstelle PlatiniNov 10, 2024

'The "growth mindset" is Microsoft's cult — a vaguely-defined, scientifically-questionable, abusively-wielded workplace culture monstrosity, peddled by a Chief Executive obsessed with framing himself as a messianic figure with divine knowledge of how businesses should work.'

'The book is centered around the theme of redemption, with the subtitle mentioning a “quest to rediscover Microsoft’s soul.” […] The dark age — Steve “Developers” Balmer’s Microsoft, with Microsoft stagnant and missing winnable opportunities, like mobile — contrasted against this brave, bright new era where a nearly-assertive Redmond pushes frontiers in places like AI.'

'Like any cult, it encourages the person to internalize their failures and externalize their successes.'

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The Cult of Microsoft

Soundtrack: EL-P - Flyentology At the core of Microsoft, a three-trillion-dollar hardware and software company, lies a kind of social poison — an ill-defined, cult-like pseudo-scientific concept called 'The Growth Mindset" that drives company decision-making in everything from how products are sold, to how your on-the-job performance is judged. I am

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