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Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.
Carol S. Dweck
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Carol S. Dweck
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: October 17
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I don’t mind losing as long as I see improvement or I feel I’ve done as well as I possibly could.
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The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn.
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Your failures and misfortunes don't threaten other people. . .It's your assets and your successes that are problems for people who derive their self-esteem from being superior.
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It’s for you to decide whether change is right for you right now. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. But either way keep the growth mindset in your thoughts then when you bump up against obstacles you can turn to it, it will always be there for you showing you a path into the future.
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So what should we say when children complete a task—say, math problems—quickly and perfectly? Should we deny them the praise they have earned? Yes. When this happens, I say, “Whoops. I guess that was too easy. I apologize for wasting your time. Let’s do something you can really learn from!
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Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?
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What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I'm in this situation?
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Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard.
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