Important achievements require a clear focus, all-out effort, and a bottomless trunk full of strategies. Plus allies in learning.

For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value.

The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn.

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

Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn't mean that others can't do it (and sometimes do it even better) with training.

Teaching is a wonderful way to learn.

Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard.