ABSTRACT
The homework process should be guided by a learning mindset that focuses on teachers empowering students to be responsible, resourceful, resilient, and reflective. A learning mindset is a way of thinking. Educators should have a common definition of a learning mindset and be aware of potential negative and positive impacts that homework has on learning mindsets. Educators should empower students, educators, and parents to be fascinated by mistakes to guide questions, reflection, change, progress, support, guidance, and differentiation. Teachers can nurture, empower, support, and differentiate a learning mindset by building caring relationships. Maximizing relationships with students and colleagues empowers engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning. Educators can empower a learning mindset by thinking aloud in class, modeling, discussing teachable moments, and discussing attributes of characters from stories, community members, and famous people. The benefits of a deliberate learning mindset include enhancing self-regulation, control, empathy, persistence, and a passion to learn, grow, and build on strengths and weaknesses.
