'Mindset' Author Carol Dweck at LFHS Tonight

Dr. Carol S. Dweck - a best-selling author, well-known researcher and Stanford University professor - will speak about her book, “Mindset” at 7 p.m. tonight, August 21, in the Raymond Moore Auditorium at Lake Forest High School, 1285 N. McKinley Road.

Dweck is a researcher in the field of motivation and the Lewis and Easton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. She has previously taught at Columbia University, Harvard University and the University of Illinois.

According to a bio sent by Lake Forest High School, Dweck’s research has “focused on why people succeed and how to foster success.”

“Her scholarly book Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development was named Book of the Year by the World Education Federation,” the bio read. “Her work has been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, and she has appeared on Today and 20/20.”

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The difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset is the subject of “Mindset,” according to a Daily North Shore report.

“In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. They also believe that talent alone creates success – without effort...In a growth mindset, people believe their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work – brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.”

No RSVP is required for the free presentation, which is sponsored through a collaboration between LEAD and School Districts 67 and 115.