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When Success Leads To Failure By Carol Dweck

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Children are always asking why. Why is the sky blue? Why do I have ten fingers? Yet after they begin school it is as though the curiosity dies. What is the best way to keep that curiosity burning, even when the problems become challenging? It is imperative that it is done correctly. “When Success Leads to Failure” by Jessica Lahey and “The Secret to Raising Smart Kids” by Carol Dweck provides information that allows an insightful look into kids’ fear of failure, while one article calls for adults to encourage kids not to be afraid of failure, the other tells adults how to change the way kids are praised. When kids are raised to put faith in their natural ability and nothing more, it often leads to failure later in life. Due to the fact kids only have faith in natural ability, it teaches them to fear anything that challenges that.
“When Success Leads to Failure” takes a look at the problem from the perspective of a teacher as she has a conversation with one of her student’s parents. It gives the account of her concern for this …show more content…

However, “When success Leads to Failure” focuses heavily on letting kids fail and learn through trial and error. Jessica Lahey states it is better if kids keep the excitement and curiosity alive in academic expenditures; Spirit of inquiry keeps kids eager for knowledge. “The truth—for this parent and so many others—is this: Her child has sacrificed her natural curiosity and love of learning at the altar of achievement… ”(Lahey) From a different vantage point, Dweck states the solution lies with the adults. “Parents and teachers can engender a growth mind-set in children by praising them for their persistence or strategies (rather than for their intelligence)... ” Through proper praise and encouragement from adults, kids will continue to achieve their potential. Proper praise being, praising them for effort instead of

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