At Hershey, the growth mindset can be reduced to one word: “yet.” The school wants its children to go from saying “I’m not good at math” to saying “I’m not good at math yet.” The “yet” places them on a continuum where mistakes are embraced rather than shunned. Students are taught about the “growth mindset,” using it as a crutch when they stumble. In math class, they can be heard telling one other: “Wait! Don’t get frustrated. We can feel our brains growing!”
