I wanted to see how children coped with challenge and
difficulty, so I gave 10-year-olds problems that were slightly too
hard for them. Some of them reacted in a shockingly positive way. They
said things like, "I love a challenge," or, "You know, I
was hoping this would be informative." They understood that their
abilities could be developed. They had what I call a growth mindset. But
other students felt it was tragic, catastrophic. From their more fixed
mindset perspective, their intelligence had been up for judgment and they
failed. Instead of luxuriating in the power of yet, they were gripped
in the tyranny of now.
Carol Dweck's TED talk, The Power of Believing that You Can Improve ...
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