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Fixed mindsets mistakenly believe that people are either smart or not, that intelligence is fixed by genes. People with growth mindsets correctly believe that capability and intelligence can be grown through effort, struggle and failure. [...] I only want [my son and others who ask me about learning] to know one thing. As long as they embrace struggle and mistakes, they can learn anything.
This has been posted on other threads, but since there are always new members joining the forum, and since the article mentions mindset and Carol Dweck... Have you read the book Mindset by Carol Dweck? One aspect or application is that gifted kids may stop taking appropriate risks in order to always be "right" or always be seen as "smart" or never be "wrong", and this may work against them as a fixed mindset and lack of resilience.
The concept of fixed mindset vs growth mindset is nicely summarized in this brief roundup of youtube videos: 1- Ashley Merryman & Po Bronson: The Myth of Praise (link- ) 2- Teaching a Growth Mindset (link- )
