This sounds like a textbook description of research into "mindset": http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids http://www

This sounds like a textbook description of research into "mindset": http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-... Have you not heard of it before? Edit: Just realized SA has erected a paywall... That article used to be available in full, but apparently isn't anymore.