The author narrates how Marva Collins was convincing student with growth-mindset to do assignment. "Collins - ....And all that brilliance bottled up inside you will go to waste." (p.203, 2016 Paperback) It sounds like a classic fixed-mindset thing to say that about brilliance. Isn't the author sending a contradictory message by including it under growth-mindset?

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Jeff Guillot I think you are picking apart the words. Collins was trying to get the student motivated. She wanted the student to see that the potential existed within himself but it was up to him and only him to do the work and grow. When you take that one sentence out of context, you are absolutely correct. But when you see it as part of the bigger context, it flows.

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