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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know where the 10:22 got the idea that anyone was against praise for effort or in favor of easy-As/coasting.

That said, I don't want my kid to live for praise.  [b]I don't think wasted effort is inherently praiseworthy.  [/b]  And I think that doing worthwhile things well merits praise/appreciation regardless of how much effort was involved.  Things like grades, money, and external reward structures matter to the extent that they affect your ability to do what you want to do, but, beyond that, they don't usually function as a source of standards for me.[/quote]

What do you think of the theory that failure breeds success?  Just to be clear, I'm talking about "wasted effort" in the sense of working on something that doesn't pan out - not wasted effort because DC had one eye on Facebook all the time he was studying for the test he got a C on.  But there's a body of literature that says that learning from your failures is crucial for success. So if a kid works hard on a science project but all the plants die or whatever, the kid has still learned something from this failure.  This would seem relevant for a lot of gifted kids I know, who tend to be perfectionists and fear failure.  [/quote]

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