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The way to make children learn to persevere is to rave about their strategies, their perseverance, their concentration, and their follow-through. And if children succeed readily, we should apologize for giving them a task too Mickey Mouse for them, rather than giving them the idea that we look for perfection on easy tasks. Praising intelligence to create academic self-esteem turns out to be one of the biggest myths around!
Quote ID: 02219
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Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Golinkoff
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Einstein Never Used Flash Cards
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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.
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