Failure is information-we label it failure, but it's more like, 'This didn't work, I'm a problem solver, and I'll try something else.'

So what should we say when children complete a task—say, math problems—quickly and perfectly? Should we deny them the praise they have earned? Yes. When this happens, I say, “Whoops. I guess that was too easy. I apologize for wasting your time. Let’s do something you can really learn from!

The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it's not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset.

Test scores and measures of achievement tell you where a student is, but they don't tell you where a student could end up.

What did you learn today? What mistake did you make that taught you something? What did you try hard at today?

Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.

Exceptional people convert life's setbacks into future successes.