Self belief can overcome the effects of ‪‎poverty‬ on ‪academic‬ achievement

Cool new research from PNAS & Stanford University shows that students with a 'growth mindset' - where they believe they can do well in their studies - were buffered against the negative effects of poverty on achievement. Students in a low family income bracket who exhibited this growth mindset performed as well as students from a high income bracket. Image credit: Ansel Edwards.
Read more: http://www.pnas.org/content/113/31/8664.abstract.html?etoc?source=Snapzu