It's been interesting to watch teachers at the elementary school in our area try to "teach" this mindset (Dweck's theory is currently quite popular in our area) to younger students. While I see a value in praising effort, what are students learning when they get excellent results from very little effort or poor results from tremendous effort? Does Dweck address this? Because I certainly would not want a child with a LD to be told that it is primarily a matter of effort - that simply isn't fair or realistic.