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6 December, 2007

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

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Written by Jason Davies Topics: intelligence, kids

An interesting article in the Scientific American about raising smart kids.

The students who held a fixed mind-set, however, were concerned about looking smart with little regard for learning. They had negative views of effort, believing that having to work hard at something was a sign of low ability. They thought that a person with talent or intelligence did not need to work hard to do well. Attributing a bad grade to their own lack of ability, those with a fixed mind-set said that they would study less in the future, try never to take that subject again and consider cheating on future tests.

via kottke.org

2 Responses to “The Secret to Raising Smart Kids”

  1. Jasper Winfield

    5 months, 3 weeks ago

    Write something once a month dude!

  2. Faster than you

    5 months, 2 weeks ago

    you are too slow.

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