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[DavidChouinard]

Do you have a link/paper ont his? Legitimately curious.

[mikeinterviewst → DavidChouinard]

Scientific American had a great article on this in my Pinboard: "The Secret of Raising Smart Kids: Don't Tell Them They Are" http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-...

EDIT: It looks like it's behind a semi-paywall. Here's a Googled PDF: http://www.ccsf.edu/Campuses/Downtown/scientific_american.pd...

[fribblerz → DavidChouinard]

here's the HN thread : http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3284169

[realitygrill → DavidChouinard]

Goto source is Carol Dweck; read Mindset for the general ideas and pick up Self-Theories for a in-depth look.

[martincmartin → DavidChouinard]

Apparently, the chapter of the book also appeared in New York magazine, although I can't find the reference so I don't know which issue.

You can always read some excerpts on Google Books or Amazon, it's chapter 1 of NurtureShock.

[jonnycowboy → martincmartin]

You can find the article here: http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/

[rgoddard → DavidChouinard]

www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/oct07/vol65/num02/The-Perils-and-Promises-of-Praise.aspx

Includes references for further reading if so desired.