>Just because you put effort into something doesn't mean you will succeed, and we must be careful not to, as Dweck provides as example, praise a student who fai

>Just because you put effort into something doesn't mean you will succeed, and we must be careful not to, as Dweck provides as example, praise a student who failed a test on their "effort." Is is safe to say that a good way to instill and convey the growth mindset would be to respond with something like: "Billy, I know you put in a lot of effort in an attempt to learn this material and subject. Putting in effort in an attempt to achieve positive results is a good thing. However, unfortunately the effort doesn't appear to have worked out this time. What might we be able to change or do differently with our effort(s) to achieve our goal of passing this test?" That last bit of the above response is attempting to instill that effort alone isn't enough and rather than working harder find a way to work smarter; growing in our ability to think about the problems and challenges we face. Thoughts?