"Growth" vs. "Fixed" Minds

Carol Dweck is the Proffessor of Psycology at Stanford University. She talked about students that have a fixed mindset and worried about if they are going to be able to finish the task right or not. They worried about whether or not they are going to look smart. Then other students believe that they can develop their own intellengence their whole life though. It's a learning porcess. So they decied at Sanford to do a study. They split the students in half. Half of the students did study skills and the other half did study skills and a 8 session workshop. The study skills were great but the students got bored with it. The students that did the 8 session work shop helped them in a tremendous way! They were taught that their brain was like a muscle. It gets stronger with use.
The students were taught how to apply what they learned to their school work. At the end of the Semester there was a significant rebound in grades for those students. The teachers didn't know which students were in the session classes but they could pick out who the students were.
For the future of me as a teacher, this was a great study. I believe hands on activities is a great way for students to learn. If they keep doing study skills they will get bored. There needs to be a change of atmosphere. Students need to know that they are smart and that it is a learning process thoughout life. You never stop learning! I would like to see more workshops of this sort in our local classrooms.