“If a Western country were to introduce streaming or school selection at such a young age, for example, they may not find that it incentivised all children to work harder and raise their game, as it seems to in Singapore. This is because more people in Western countries believe intelligence is fixed, and would therefore be more likely to assume that failure in tests and allocation to bottom sets was something they had little control over, rather than something they could change through putting in more effort.” EducationTeachingGrowth MindsetSingaporeFixed Mindset Book:Cleverlands: The secrets behind the success of the world's education superpowers Source: Cleverlands: The secrets behind the success of the world's education superpowers