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I thought of that New York Times piece, too. Yup. So then you wonder about your parents. Praising the innate intelligence of your kid is kind of like praisin
by brandnewlow 18y ago
I thought of that New York Times piece, too. Yup.
So then you wonder about your parents. Praising the innate intelligence of your kid is kind of like praising your own intelligence. You can't really pass on "hard work" or "effort."
- robg 18y agoI understand what you mean, but passing on "hard work" and "effort" would seem to pay greater dividends.
- gcheong 18y agoI think you can pass on a tendency to persist rather than give up though. Perhaps persistence and effort is more learnable than intelligence, but there does seem to be some hint that there is a genetic component to this trait. I am thinking of some experiments done with dogs where the dogs were shocked and they could escape the shock by jumping over a fairly short barrier. Some dogs persisted until they found the way out while others fairly readily just gave up, sat down and started whimpering despite the shocks.