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Sounds like you believe "common sense" is common, but it is often not. A lot of "truisms" need better publicity. A pertinent example. Every single job thread

Sounds like you believe "common sense" is common, but it is often not. A lot of "truisms" need better publicity. A pertinent example. Every single job thread here has dozens of folks complaining that no interviewing company has a lick of interest in training. It causes untold harm to everyone involved. It certainly has negatively affected me. An incredibly-wide industry thinking that folks are unable to learn; it boggles the mind.

Planktonne 4y ago
The belief that students are capable of learning is universally accepted in education. To the extent that Dweck's ideas are testable and worth publicising, they're already embedded in every school. Dweck's growth mindset is just another Brain Gym [1] - it's shaky pseudoscience building on top of a couple of inoffensive claims that can't be refuted (and shouldn't be), using them to push unsupported assertions and expensive training on schools. Industry's lack of focus on training is deplorable, but it's a separate problem. Growth mindset is already the kind of thing that recruiters and internal L&D love - it looks good on a slide, but it involves no practical improvement. Corporate L&D needs fixing, but more pseudoscience isn't the answer. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_Gym_International https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_Gym_International
- infpeace 4y ago
  This might mean nothing to you, but I will tell my story regardless. Last year I started learning maths again, 15 years after leaving school. Part of me wasn’t sure if I can do it. “I’m not a maths person” was my mindset (a fixed mindset). Listening to Carol Dweck helped me understand the difference between helplessness (fixed mindset) and hopefulness (growth mindset). Her ideas gave me courage. I changed how I viewed myself. I’m not “a maths person”, but I’m working hard at growing my maths ability. I’m not static, I can change. It might sound simple and obvious to you, but it changed my world, especially after being raised in an abusive household. I wasn’t taught how to believe in myself, but Carol Dweck’s lessons in growth mindset replaced poor parenting with insights that actually help. I’m now further down the line in my studying and I’m enjoying maths, which I can’t believe. I wouldn’t have done this without her.

Planktonne 4y ago

The belief that students are capable of learning is universally accepted in education. To the extent that Dweck's ideas are testable and worth publicising, they're already embedded in every school. Dweck's growth mindset is just another Brain Gym [1] - it's shaky pseudoscience building on top of a couple of inoffensive claims that can't be refuted (and shouldn't be), using them to push unsupported assertions and expensive training on schools. Industry's lack of focus on training is deplorable, but it's a separate problem. Growth mindset is already the kind of thing that recruiters and internal L&D love - it looks good on a slide, but it involves no practical improvement. Corporate L&D needs fixing, but more pseudoscience isn't the answer. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_Gym_International https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_Gym_International

infpeace 4y ago
This might mean nothing to you, but I will tell my story regardless. Last year I started learning maths again, 15 years after leaving school. Part of me wasn’t sure if I can do it. “I’m not a maths person” was my mindset (a fixed mindset). Listening to Carol Dweck helped me understand the difference between helplessness (fixed mindset) and hopefulness (growth mindset). Her ideas gave me courage. I changed how I viewed myself. I’m not “a maths person”, but I’m working hard at growing my maths ability. I’m not static, I can change. It might sound simple and obvious to you, but it changed my world, especially after being raised in an abusive household. I wasn’t taught how to believe in myself, but Carol Dweck’s lessons in growth mindset replaced poor parenting with insights that actually help. I’m now further down the line in my studying and I’m enjoying maths, which I can’t believe. I wouldn’t have done this without her.