When I first read Dweck's work, I thought back with horror on all of the times that I had written comments or given oral feedback to students including statements like, “You are a really talented writer!” I meant well, I promise. My intention in those cases was to encourage students whom I saw as possible English majors or even future writers with some praise that would make them feel special and would encourage them to want to write more. Now I recognize how statements like this don't do much for instilling that growth mind-set, and here would be a great place to note that fixed mind-sets
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