The Truth About Ability & Accomplishment
My take-aways from this chapter:
- People with a growth mindset don't throw in the towel and give up. They take charge of their own learning process and make it happen! (p. 62)
- With the right mindset, and the right teaching, people are capable of a lot more than we think. (p. 64)
- A fixed mindset limits achievement. (p. 67)
- Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn't mean that others can't do it (and sometimes do it even better) with training. (p.70)
A CAUTION about praise. We think we are being nice when we say things like "Oh, aren't you smart!" But statements such as this can actually cause more damage than good. Telling kids they are smart as a form of praise will adversely make them afraid to take chances, challenges, and make failures. They will be hesitant to try and fail, and be thought of as no longer smart. "We don't want to rob them of their zest for challenge and their recipe for success"(p.74)
And, finally, a word or two from Calvin & Hobbes:
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