Carol Dweck on the “gifted curse”

Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck explains why the smartest kids sometimes fail.
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While most parents would love to have a brilliant child, Mindset author Carol Dweck warns that fixing them with that label can backfire in surprising and disturbing ways.

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