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| + | The following section was written with an audience in mind of those who've already read the NurtureShock chapter on praise.<ref>The first chapter of NurtureShock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman can be read online because it was first published in Po Bronson’s New York Magazine article, [http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/ How not to talk to your kids: The inverse power of praise]. </ref> If you haven't yet, you can just read the following webpage which provides a shorter version of what's in the NurtureShock chapter on praise. In addition, it also has many examples and suggestions for how to cite specific behaviors in the praise that you give. | ||
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| + | == Praise that fosters a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset == | ||
| + | The first chapter of NurtureShock talks about praise that fosters a fixed mindset vs. praise that fosters a growth mindset. | ||
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| + | But it doesn't talk about other kinds of praise (evaluative, appreciative, descriptive) and the effects these different kinds of praise can have. Go to the [[Praise]] wikipage for resources on how evaluative praise doesn't provide as much helpful information as descriptive praise and appreciative praise. With how I have things organized at the moment in this wiki, I have some of the same resources on praise on more than one wikipage. The [[Praise]] wikipage is written with an emphasis on how praise can be given in a way that leaves it to the child to make his/her own evaluations and conclusions. What I've included on this page is written in terms of how some of the resources complement what's in the NurtureShock chapter on praise. | ||
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| + | For an article on praise that I've found particularly helpful that has many examples of praising effort, go to: | ||
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:Ask them how they went about it and show them how you appreciate their choices, their thinking process, or their persistence. Ask them about strategies that didn't work and what they learned from them. When they make mistakes, use these as occasions for teaching them to come up with new strategies. … Look for ways to convey your valuing of effort, perseverance, and learning … | :Ask them how they went about it and show them how you appreciate their choices, their thinking process, or their persistence. Ask them about strategies that didn't work and what they learned from them. When they make mistakes, use these as occasions for teaching them to come up with new strategies. … Look for ways to convey your valuing of effort, perseverance, and learning … | ||
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| + | As I mentioned above, the following website has many examples and suggestions for how to cite specific behaviors in the praise that you give (and provides a shorter version of what's in the NurtureShock chapter on praise). | ||
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Chapter 10 was my favorite chapter in NurtureShock. Like many people, I'd heard of the research that was done back in 1994 that's described in the excerpts below. They do such an interesting job in this book of showing how people that are in the old groove do things that are so much the opposite of what the new research has shown to be more important. This was particularly striking in this chapter, and I found it fascinating to read about the new research. | Chapter 10 was my favorite chapter in NurtureShock. Like many people, I'd heard of the research that was done back in 1994 that's described in the excerpts below. They do such an interesting job in this book of showing how people that are in the old groove do things that are so much the opposite of what the new research has shown to be more important. This was particularly striking in this chapter, and I found it fascinating to read about the new research. | ||
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I plan on posting more excerpts from this chapter when I get the chance. | I plan on posting more excerpts from this chapter when I get the chance. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:09, 6 February 2017
I'm starting to think that fostering a growth mindset could be and would better off be done without using praise...so I'm in the process of rethinking how I want to revise this wikipage.
The following section was written with an audience in mind of those who've already read the NurtureShock chapter on praise.[1] If you haven't yet, you can just read the following webpage which provides a shorter version of what's in the NurtureShock chapter on praise. In addition, it also has many examples and suggestions for how to cite specific behaviors in the praise that you give.
http://motionmathgames.com/how-to-praise-your-child-and-encourage-a-growth-mindset/
Praise that fosters a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset
The first chapter of NurtureShock talks about praise that fosters a fixed mindset vs. praise that fosters a growth mindset.
But it doesn't talk about other kinds of praise (evaluative, appreciative, descriptive) and the effects these different kinds of praise can have. Go to the Praise wikipage for resources on how evaluative praise doesn't provide as much helpful information as descriptive praise and appreciative praise. With how I have things organized at the moment in this wiki, I have some of the same resources on praise on more than one wikipage. The Praise wikipage is written with an emphasis on how praise can be given in a way that leaves it to the child to make his/her own evaluations and conclusions. What I've included on this page is written in terms of how some of the resources complement what's in the NurtureShock chapter on praise.
For an article on praise that I've found particularly helpful that has many examples of praising effort, go to:
Here are some suggestions for finding ways to give descriptive praise and appreciative praise that foster a growth mindset from the website for the book Mindset by Carol Dweck.
- Ask them how they went about it and show them how you appreciate their choices, their thinking process, or their persistence. Ask them about strategies that didn't work and what they learned from them. When they make mistakes, use these as occasions for teaching them to come up with new strategies. … Look for ways to convey your valuing of effort, perseverance, and learning …
As I mentioned above, the following website has many examples and suggestions for how to cite specific behaviors in the praise that you give (and provides a shorter version of what's in the NurtureShock chapter on praise).
http://motionmathgames.com/how-to-praise-your-child-and-encourage-a-growth-mindset/
- ↑ The first chapter of NurtureShock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman can be read online because it was first published in Po Bronson’s New York Magazine article, How not to talk to your kids: The inverse power of praise.
