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Re:The curse of the gifted programmer (2000) by zelos on Thursday February 11, 2016 @04:59AM (#11079249)
I believe there's a fair amount of evidence that praising effort, not cleverness or 'being gifted', is much more productive for children in the long run.
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Re:The curse of the gifted programmer (2000) by Jemmeh on Thursday February 11, 2016 @01:21PM (#11081861)
Yes, this! Praise effort. Tell them it's okay to fail, heck it's even GREAT to fail because each failure puts you closer to success.

It's not a "You are talented or not". Sure some people start out with an advantage but everyone has to hone their skills through practice and effort.

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