From “I Can’t” to “I’ll Try”: Growth Mindset in Destination Imagination

A group of students high-five each other.

By Erica Begun-Veenstra “Mommy, I can’t!” is one of the phrases I dislike hearing most from my child. (This declaration is typically delivered in a whining voice and was once accompanied by an impromptu test of whatever object was frustrating him.) Those two words—”I. Can’t.”—carry a sense of defeat and finality. Like a slammed door, […]