Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Blog Post 2
According to the Dweck article, praise is often misused. Teachers and parents in the child's life can't praise everything they do correctly or they will think that everything they do is always right. Over-praising students can be very dangerous for learning. Children should not be praised based on their intelligence, but on the specific things that they do correctly. By doing this, children and students will know what it is they did right and they will know to keep doing this. When children are over-praised they often think that everything they do deserves praise and that they will receive praise no matter what. This may result in students putting in minimal effort and doing minimal work. They will think that they no longer have to put in as much effort as everyone else. This may also lead to not studying or cheating on tests.
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The reading says that the reason praise for intelligence can be harmful is that is places too much emphasis on innate ability instead of on the work that the student put into the task. It also says if students have to put in effort they feel dumb. I think you are mostly on track here, but the article says that praise for intelligence can actually lead to a lack of confidence, not thinking everything they do is right.
ReplyDeleteI agree that praising intelligence can be harmful, as it can lead to a child with a lack of confidence. However, I think praise for the little things they do correctly is also harmful, because it too could cause a lack of confidence.
ReplyDeleteI think that when you praise a child for something that is not a very big deal, it too can be harmful. It can cause a lack of confidence.
ReplyDeleteI agree, If you praise a child for everything that they do then their going to think that everything they do should be praised. Your post reminds me of dogs. If a person gives a treat to their dog every time they go out side and use the bathroom then sooner or later the dog is going to demand a treat every time it just goes outside
ReplyDeleteOn the other side of this, if a child sees other children getting praised on their intelligence and he doesn't receive such praise or even receives negative feedback, this can be harmful as well. Instead of striving to do better in the future or to improve, it is likely that the child will feel stuck in his current condition.
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