Intelligence?
Found an interesting article today from the Scientific American that talked about people’s internal views on intelligence.
“…the
two general classes of learners—helpless versus mastery-oriented. I
realized that these different types of students not only explain their
failures differently, but they also hold different “theories” of
intelligence. The helpless ones believe that intelligence is a fixed
trait: you have only a certain amount, and that’s that. I call this a
“fixed mind-set.” Mistakes crack their self-confidence because they
attribute errors to a lack of ability, which they feel powerless to
change.”
“mastery-oriented children, on the other hand, think
intelligence is malleable and can be developed through education and
hard work. They want to learn above all else. After all, if you believe
that you can expand your intellectual skills, you want to do just that.”
Good food for thought as you consider how you fit into the world. Image from this Sam Savage article
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