The results of one of the studies in that article has been stuck in my head for the year or so since I read it and has definitely made an impact in my life. The

The results of one of the studies in that article has been stuck in my head for the year or so since I read it and has definitely made an impact in my life. The idea that just splitting up kids in a class and praising them either for innate intelligence or hard work could yield such drastic differences both in test results and attitude was a real eye-opener. And made me reframe some of the "gifted" education I'd had in my formative years and whether it was more about making kids feel special than rewarding them for hard work.