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I agree with you to some extent, though I see the post in a different light given this (loosely) related discussion from a few days ago: ...parents that say to
by ochiba 17y ago
I agree with you to some extent, though I see the post in a different light given this (loosely) related discussion from a few days ago:
...parents that say to a successful child, "Wow, you're so smart" undermine that child's ability to muscle through tougher challenges later on in life. These kids believe they are intrinsically better than their peers, so they don't keep putting effort into themselves. Eventually they encounter a challenge that exceeds their initial abilities and they give up since they don't understand their performance is in their control, not baked into their God-given make-up.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1139309 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1139309
- arethuza 17y agoI think the mistake that some parents may make is failing to establish that simply being smart isn't good enough you actually have to do something useful with that intelligence to be rewarded in one way or another.