Praise the effort, not the outcome? Think again
Carol Dweck
Carol Dweck discusses the misconception that praising effort is sufficient to developing a growth mindset and the importance of an additional focus on outcomes.
Mindset Scholar Angela Duckworth in the New York Times: ‘Don’t grade schools on grit’
Lisa Quay
Providing feedback to students on their development of social-emotional skills is important. But Mindset Scholar Angela Duckworth argues that measures that provide feedback on skills like grit need further development, and should not be used for low- or high-stakes accountability.
