What makes high-level thinkers stand out? According to psychologists, they question assumptions, see hidden patterns, and connect ideas that others miss. In this Parade Magazine feature, Dr. Byron McClure and other experts reveal nine traits that define top thinkers and how anyone can cultivate this mindset.
The challenges facing today’s schools—rising student anxiety, declining engagement, and low academic performance—demand a shift beyond traditional instruction. The Mindset Revolution calls for a focus on how students think, feel, and engage with their world, fostering resilience, motivation, and belief in their own potential. By integrating mindset development into education, we can transform school culture, improve student outcomes, and create lasting change.
Our education system has focused for too long on what students lack, where they are failing, and what is “wrong” with them. This “deficit thinking”—or mindset—fails to see the innate strengths of students and runs the risk of inhibiting their ability to realize their full potential before they even get started. One of the most significant opportunities for those working in education today is a shift from this harmful deficit mindset to a growth mindset with a strengths-based approach.
Strategies to support a growth mindset. Learn ways to decreast youth anxiety and depression. Learn what it means to "celebrate failure."
Understanding the differences between them are key to each of us getting where we want to be in life. The exact opposite of a fixed mindset is a growth mindset, in which the growth we experience throughout our lives is what we value the most.
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