This article was first published in the Mindset Works newsletter. We can deepen our own and our students' understanding of mistakes, which are not all created equal, and are not always desirable.

Missteps are inevitable. Make good mistakes that are productive and avoid the ones that come from being careless. You'll learn more and spur innovation. Know when it's OK to make a mistake and when it ...

Financial literacy isn’t widely taught in schools, and many people carry this crucial knowledge gap with them throughout their lives. In the U.S., financial literacy has been stuck for years at around ...

Life can be incredibly confusing. We all want a good life filled with happiness and peace. We yearn to wake up each morning with gratitude and end our days with a sense of fulfillment. But achieving ...

Gina Elia is a high school Mandarin Chinese teacher at an independent K-12 school located in south Florida. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018 with a Ph.D. in Chinese literature ...

Even a dyed-in-the-wool perfectionist will tell you that we all make mistakes. Some are bigger than others, though, and if we don’t learn from them, we’re destined to make them again and again. This ...