As Carol Dweck states in this Ed Week article, “Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset‘”, “…the path to a growth mindset is a journey, not a proclamation.”

She is determined to clear up misconceptions about her work on mindsets, and in particular the widespread implementation of what she calls a “false growth mindset” in education.  In a follow-up interview in The Atlantic she provides recommendations for appropriately applying the concept of growth mindset in the classroom.