A view of the Old Union on Stanford University’s campus in Palo Alto on Oct. 7, 2025. Photo by Seeger Gray. Six years after its ambitious growth plan fizzled in the face of community concerns and ...

Children’s attitudes about learning have become a key focus for schools in the last decade, particularly the ‘growth mindset’ approach popularized by Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck, Forbes ...

“I’ll never be able to afford to travel” → “I can’t afford to travel yet.” “I’m a horrible dancer” → “I haven’t learned how to dance yet.” “I’m terrible with names” → “I haven’t learned your name yet.

College students are often urged to ‘find’ their passion, but such advice could discourage them from exploring other disciplines or developing new skills if they feel their passion or interests have ...

When Carol Dweck was a graduate student, in the early 1970s, she began studying how children cope with failure—and she quickly realized that “cope” was the wrong word. “Some didn’t just cope—they ...

There are enviable individuals who acquire skills and knowledge effortlessly, others are more orderly and achievement-focused than are their peers, and still others who exhibit unusual talents. While ...

If you want to learn to paint, you might take a class and spend time practicing and honing your skills. Even though your first painting might not be all you hoped for, you feel that if you keep ...