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I have seen schools across the country working long and hard to embed a commitment to the unlimited development of every student into their cultures. The result, in terms of motivated learners and test scores, often is spectacular.
— Carol S. Dweck
Tags: country, commitment, result, long

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Unproductive effort is never a good thing.
— Carol S. Dweck
Tags: thing, never, effort, good
One very common thing is that often very brilliant children stop working because they're praised so often that it's what they want to live as - brilliant - not as someone who ever makes mistakes. It really stunts their motivation.
— Carol S. Dweck
Tags: stop, mistakes, live, children
We say women have made great strides: in biology, in many areas of chemistry, in many places, women are now the majority of medical students. But when I began my career, that wasn't the case. There were very strong stereotypes in biology and medicine.
— Carol S. Dweck
Tags: strong, medical, great, women
We're not saying people don't need fuel for strenuous work; they just don't need it constantly. People have many more resources at hand than they might think.
— Carol S. Dweck
Tags: saying, think, people, work
The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn.
— Carol S. Dweck
Tags: right, wrong, behavior, praise
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