A Middle School Program implemented in Grade 8 Family & Consumer Science Classrooms that assesses and teaches six resiliency skills - thought to have direct impact on student achievement through high school:

1. Valuing education

2. Academic confidence

3. Connectedness

4. Stress management

5. Health and well-being

6. Intrinsic motivation

Growth versus fixed mindset can mean the difference between success and surrender. 

In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. They also believe that talent alone creates success—without effort. They’re wrong.

In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment. Virtually all great people have had these qualities.