Raising Smart Kids?
Teach Them to Improve, Constantly.
This Article from Scientific America is one of the best summaries I have seen about how to encourage children and not blindly "praise" them.
We have for years been so worried about our children's self-esteem that we have forgotten to teach our children to constantly strive for better. As Ernest Hemmingway put it,
"Contentment is the foe of heresy." i.e.- Those who are content will never question anything.
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
Hint: 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
We have for years been so worried about our children's self-esteem that we have forgotten to teach our children to constantly strive for better. As Ernest Hemmingway put it,
"Contentment is the foe of heresy." i.e.- Those who are content will never question anything.
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
Hint: 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
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