How Praise Became A Consolation Prize HW#2
The “false growth mindset”, as Carol Dweck describes it, is “a misunderstanding of the idea’s core message.” This applies to people who have a misconstrued idea of what it means to fully embrace the “growth mindset” as Dweck describes in her TED talk. Dweck explains that encouraging a genuine growth mindset in children is more complex than an educator just expressing “empty praise.” Often people, especially educators, assume they have a growth mindset because they believe they understand what it…
