praising children

In Praise of Praising and Criticising the Strategy #ThursdayThunk

Along with the Trust’s three head teachers I’m reading Carol Dweck’s book on Self-Theories; the book consists of a series of essays about her research which underpin her writing on Growth Mindset.  At the last meeting we read Chapter 15, Kinds of Praise and Criticism; The Origins of Vulnerability; it got me thinking.  The quotes below are taken from the book. Continue reading →