Carol Dweck hits the nail on the head. You might think that “you’re so smart!” is a good thing to say to someone. You’d be wrong, though; that turns out to disincent people to work hard.
If you want to praise a student, a better choice is “you must have worked hard for that.”
Kat sailed through elementary and middle school. Her parents never had to hover over her homework. She aced every test, spoke up in class, and finished assignments in minutes. Then came ninth grade. Her grades slipped, she stopped raising her hand — she seemed…...
Bright students routinely achieve top grades with what appears to be little effort. These students often dominate classroom discussions, and indeed, they score high on standardized tests, often without any apparent effort. Of course, such students capture our...
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