Last Straw

The Secret to Rais­ing Smart Kids Many people assume that super­ior intel­li­gence or abil­ity is a key to suc­cess. But more than three dec­ades of research shows that an over­em­phasis on intel­lect or talent—and the implic­a­tion that such traits are innate and fixed—leaves people vul­ner­able to fail­ure, fear­ful of chal­lenges and unmo­tiv­ated to learn. Teach­ing people to […]