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Privileged Leadership: Teaching English Learners With Fixed Mindsets, Alexandra Lituchy
Privileged Leadership: Teaching English Learners With Fixed Mindsets, Alexandra Lituchy
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Research was conducted over a hundred hours at a nearby public school to observe the growth or fixed mindset language of English learners as compared to native English speakers in the second grade. Observations were also made of the English learner’s teacher’s mindset language. Existing research proves that any student with a fixed mindset have poorer academic performances. Yet, very little research has been done on if the same is true for English learners specifically. Based on the research conducted, English learners are more likely to use fixed mindset language than native English speakers. English learners also demonstrate a fixed …