Should We Raise Our Children When They Are Born Smart?

I actually agree with a lot of your facts and statements in your article. Your argument had to do with how we raised our children. You shouldn’t raise your kid to believe that they are born smart. You should raise them with your encouragement and support them along the way. You should teach them that their effort is what will carry them and not their talent throughout life.
A parent’s child who is brought up under the expectation that he is smart will tend to grow up thinking he will always be smart without any effort. They will think their choices are always right if that’s how they are raised. They will acquire a fixed mind set, believing that their knowledge and skills are preset. Upon facing difficulty as an adult, a child …show more content…
An encouragement in learning is also

suggested to improve a child's intelligence.

Intelligence and ability are not the only factors to success. While they are important, an over

emphasis on traits that are "fixed" (intellect or talent) leaves people exposed to failure, lack of

motivation, and gaining a fear of challenges.

Focusing on effort rather than intelligence makes students better in life and in school.

praise for effort or persistence rather than intelligence.

A Fixed Mind Set is concerned about proving abilities instead of learning.

It interpret mistakes as threats to their ego rather than as opportunities to improve.

Mistakes defeat self-confidence and fear that hard work indicates a lack of ability or intelligence

Growth Mind Set perseveres through difficulties. It believes that knowledge comes through

learning and self discipline. It is motivated by challenges which provide opportunity rather than

setbacks self aware. She concluded that people can learn to be helpless.

Intelligence and ability are not the only factors to success. While they are important, an over

emphasis on traits that are "fixed" leaves people exposed to failure, lack of motivation,