This reads as another instance of the "curse of the gifted" that many readers here are familiar with and the standard advice is to praise effort not intelligenc

This reads as another instance of the "curse of the gifted" that many readers here are familiar with and the standard advice is to praise effort not intelligence. The ideal condition for learning is when you are challenged and things are a bit difficult; not too easy (you get bored) and not too hard (you get discouraged).