Should you tell your kids they are smart or talented? Professor Carol Dweck answers this question and more as she talks about her groundbreaking work on developing mindsets. She emphasizes the power of “yet” in helping students succeed in and out of the classroom in this ten-minute speech I gleaned from YouTube.

Professor Dweck is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology and, by courtesy, at the Graduate School of Education. She is a leading expert in the field of motivation, and her research has illustrated the role of mindsets in student achievement. She has delivered lectures to education, business, and sports groups all over the world, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. In addition, she has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, Nightline, and 20/20. Her bestselling book Mindset has been widely acclaimed and translated into over 20 languages.