Dr. David Yeager

in conversation with

Dr. Carol Dweck

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LEARNING MINDSETS:

10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People

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Thursday, September 19; 7-8:15pm 
The Harker School

500 Saratoga Ave, San Jose

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Everyone - parents, teachers, coaches, bosses - struggling to help youth reach their full potential need to hear (and heed!) Dr. Yeager's evidence-based, practical advice. Yeager's groundbreaking approach to inspiring the next generation challenges us to shift our mindset vis a vis the formative years of 10-25 from fear to understanding. His research will transform the way you think about connecting with the next generation, while making your own life easier!

 

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About our speakers

David Yeager, PhD, is a psychology professor at the University of Texas, Austin and the co-founder of the Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute. He earned his PhD and MA at Stanford University, and his BA and MEd at the University of Notre Dame.

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Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. She is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences, and has won nine lifetime achievement awards for her research.