Interesting, thanks for sharing! Here is another link to the same article, but in an easier-to-access format:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-to-raising-smart-kidsHere's some tidbits:
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The Secret to Raising Smart KidsHint: Don't tell your kids that they are. More than three decades of research shows that a focus on effort—not on intelligence or ability—is key to success in school and in life
By Carol S. Dweck
Key Concepts
* Many people assume that superior intelligence or ability is a key to success. But more than three decades of research shows that an overemphasis on intellect or talent—and the implication that such traits are innate and fixed—leaves people vulnerable to failure, fearful of challenges and unmotivated to learn.
* Teaching people to have a “growth mind-set,” which encourages a focus on effort rather than on intelligence or talent, produces high achievers in school and in life.
* Parents and teachers can engender a growth mind-set in children by praising them for their effort or persistence (rather than for their intelligence), by telling success stories that emphasize hard work and love of learning, and by teaching them about the brain as a learning machine.
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I think it makes some valid points, but I think that there isn't necessarily a 'one-size-fits-all' approach. I've only managed to skim the article v quickly, but my immediate thoughts are that different kids may require different approaches.
Will comment more once I've read the article more fully.
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