Growth mindset

I recently learned of "Growth mindset" and I think it is a powerful teaching tool. Growth mindset is were students are taught that their mind is a muscle and like every other muscle in the body it gets stronger with use. Students realize that they may not know every answer to every question but that it is a learning process, over time they will understand more. There are some students who have a fixed mindset and they believe that there knowledge is all ready predetermend, that if they do not know the answer they must be stupid. It is our job as educators to let these students know that learning is a life long process for everyone. We need to be postive role models and display that all students are smart and capable of learning.