the belief that intelligence is fixed dampenedstudents’ motivation to learn, made them afraid of effort,and made them want to quit after a setback.
When students think they can become smarter, they stop trying and they stop putting the effort to get better because they are afraid that things don’t go as they planned them.
Intelligence praise, comparedto effort (or “process”) praise, put children into a fixedmindset. Instead of giving them confidence, it madethem fragile
Telling kids they’re smart can make them feel afraid of making mistakes, but telling them they work hard or they tried different strategies make them stronger. In my opinion is better to be stronger than to be smart.
It is through effort that peoplebuild their abilities and realize their potential.
No one is born being good at everything they do, people get better when they practice and they put the effort to learn something.
We need to correct the harmful idea that people simplyhave gifts that transport them to success, and to teachour students that no matter how smart or talented some-one is
People should stop thinking that only natural talents (skills someone was born with) lead to success.