April Resources & Reading
Can an extra $800 a month lift someone out of poverty? | Exchange Member United South End Settlements was recently featured in a Boston Globe article on guaranteed income.
At least three local nonprofits have launched pilots in recent months: Camp Harbor View with 50 families that are receiving $583 a month for two years; United South End Settlements with 16 families that are getting $800 a month for 18 months; and UpTogether — in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance, Harvard Business School, and others — has embarked on a research project providing nearly 1,500 families with varying amounts of money and social capital over 18 months.
The Problem with Being Really Stressed and Having a Fixed Mindset | Harvard Graduate School of Education reviews Dr Elansary's research on Growth Mindset (See April's webinar recording here)
Maternal stress has been shown to negatively affect a baby’s brain development but less is known about the role protective factors — such as believing your child’s skills can change — may play.
This is what researchers, including Harvard Graduate School of Education Associate Professor Dana McCoy, Professor Charles Nelson, and Ph.D. candidate Wendy Wei, and Boston Medical Center pediatrician Mei Elansary, found in their new study that looks at how mothers experiencing high stress, combined with their beliefs about the malleability of skills and abilities, can impact brain development in the first year of life.
How to instill growth mindset in kids | US News article on growth mindset in children
The difference matters. Research has shown that kids with a growth mindset embrace challenges, persist in the face of setbacks and learn from their mistakes. They feel a greater sense of control over their lives and become more motivated. All of that translates to an academic impact: For instance, one 2021 report from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) found that students identified as having a strong growth mindset scored significantly higher on all subjects than those who believed their intelligence was fixed.
Six Ways to Foster a Growth Mindset | ASCD Blog
Students who embrace the growth mindset are likely to act in ways that promote their learning and growth, even if that means taking risks: they will seek out challenges to help them learn, be more effortful and persistent when material is difficult because they believe it’s possible to improve and show resilience – when inevitable setbacks come in school, they can bounce back.
Fostering a growth mindset in your company | Forbes
When everyone is learning and developing together, work becomes more enjoyable and interesting. With a growth mindset, challenges are opportunities to tackle new things and develop new skills. There is energy and excitement in the group as they work together to overcome difficulties. That, in turn, brings more confidence to the team because they will have a track record of taking on obstacles and succeeding.
It’s science: A major factor in child development? The mother’s mindset. | Motherly
Past studies have shown that a mother’s stress levels make it harder to bond with and interact with her baby—they can also have a negative effect on her child’s brain development, affecting the outcomes of her children’s learning. But a recent study published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics indicates that how a mother handles her stress (most notably, by having a growth mindset) can actually protect her baby from those consequences.