25 February 2007

It is not whether you praise, but what for

This is a just a pointer to an excellent article in New York magazine on praising children. The bottom line: don't praise them for being smart, etc., but for hard work, diligence and effort.

[Update: more commentary in Slate.]
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  1. Hi Josh, yep, love this article too. Not only works for the high achievers but the not so high achievers. It just makes sense.

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