In my school district, the administration is obsessed with Dweck, though I am not sure they understand her well. They have been using her ideas (or the way they interpret them) to remove tracking - implying that it causes a fixed mindset if you teach kids math at the appropriate level. I think her research is interesting but much abused. I like to write about homeschooling (among other things) - check it out .
RE: Teaching Grit, Resilience, and Perseverance