According to Dweck, Carol S., Ph.D., who wrote the “Mindset Theory,” “People with a fixed mindset believed that their traits are just given.” In other words, a person with a fixed mindset assumes that they cannot learn and do schoolwork. However, people can learn—they just have to believe they can. Diamond I have noticed lately in class you have not been staying on task, and completing your work on time. You have been talking a lot more than usual, and you have not been participating in class. So, I am writing this letter to try to encourage you to strive for more in class. To sum it up, your classroom performance is effected by the beliefs about ourselves. It is time for a change! First, I firmly believe that your classroom performance
