If you were lying, then I think you would have a point. I am not in favor of deliberately lying even if you think the end result will be good. But that is not

If you were lying, then I think you would have a point. I am not in favor of deliberately lying even if you think the end result will be good. But that is not an issue since there is currently good evidence that it is true that intelligence is malleable. What this shows is that it is very important for children (and indeed, all learners) to actually know this particular true fact.