Analysis Of The Perils Of Promise Of Praise By Carol Dweck

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Do you believe that people can have two form of mindsets from their childhood to adulthood? Yes, people attend to change their mindset after they learn how the brain functions and works. A fixed mindset students care first and foremost about how they’ll be judged: smart or not clever. (Dweck) A growth mindset student cares about learning. In her article “The Perils of Promise of Praise”, Carol S. Dweck informs us on the different types of praise and the two different mindsets that go with the way we praised our students. I agree with the author with all the points she made in the article. Even though, the wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behaviors. Praising people for their intelligence too much may push them to having a fixed