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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: 77
Born: 1946
Born: October 17
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Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard.
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Did I win? Did I lose? Those are the wrong questions. The correct question is: Did I make my best effort?” If so, he says, “You may be outscored but you will never lose.
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Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.
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The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it's not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset.
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If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way, their children don’t have to be slaves of praise. They will have a lifelong way to build and repair their own confidence.
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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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