The Perils and Promises of Praise In her article, “The Perils and Promises of Praise,” Carol Dweck provides a lot of research to prove her claims that student praised for being wise, which according to Carol many educators belief that it will build confidence and further motivate students’ to learn, is untrue, whereas students praised for effort (works-hard ) get a boost in their performance. Indeed, the author has a reasonable point, I strongly agreed with her assessment that by giving students’
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Erin Heidenreich Educational Psychology AA #5 14 April 2016 The main focus of the article, “The Perils and Promises of Praise”, is about how students interrupt received praises from others and from that form how they view their own intelligence. Once their intelligence view of themselves is formed it goes on to affect their efforts toward learning in school. There are two types of intelligences that students will develop, either they will have a fixed intelligence or a growth mind-set. Dweck
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Between these two articles, The Perils and Promise of Praise, and The Key to Classroom Management, I found a couple similarities. The first one being, providing flexible learning goals. As Robert and Jana Marzano state in The Key to Classroom Management, “Giving students this kind of choice (choosing their own learning goals), in addition to increasing their understanding of the topic, conveys the message that the teacher cares about and tries to accommodate student’s interests” (Marzano, 2003
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Book Review: The Invisible Arab: The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolution Written By: Marwan Bishara Lilia Gomez INTL 5000 (Fall Semester) The book that I am reviewing is titled The Invisible Arab: The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolution. It is written by a well-known political analyst named Marwan Bishara. Mr. Bishara works for the Al Jeezera (the primary
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Fixed and Growth Mind Sets As students growing up, we tend to get fixated on classes we like and dislike. The essay “The Perils and Promises of Praise,” by the author Carol S. Dweck explains that the mind has two different mind-sets. Those are fixed mind-set and growth mind-set, which explains the different ways we think about our intellectual abilities and how well we will do in our classes. A person with a growth mind-set believes that they are able to expand their intellectual ability by putting
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“As You Like It” – Scene Summaries Act 1 ------------------------------------------------- Scene 2 Plot synopsis: Rosalind is sad because of the banishment of her father, who is cheered up by Celia as they both converse about love, nature and fortune. Touchstone finds himself commenting on their conversation, hinting the corruption of the courts. Le Beau brings the news of the wrestling match between Charles and Orlando, alerting them that Charles had just fatally injured others already. Le
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Dustin Isais Professor Shakir American Literature I 29 September 2013 The New [World] Testament It's quite clear based on the literature of the day that the exploration of and expansion into the New World was seen as the ultimate epic of Christendom for 17th century Europeans. The ideation of the New World being an exotic land inhabited by savage natives guarding precious metals and herbs permeates colonial literature without question. Further, letters and journals of explorers like Thomas Hariott
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Christ 8. Surrender All to Christ 9. Real Victory and False --Real Victory and Its Counterfeit 10. This Life Is a Gift 11. Not Sinless Perfection 1 12. The Perils of This Life -- Some of the Perils That Beset a Life of Holiness and How They May Be Met and Conquered 13. Other Perils 14. "Highest" Criticism 15. Days of Heaven on Earth AUTHOR'S PREFACE Most men hesitate to speak of their own spiritual experiences. They are deterred
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Perspectives on the Personality of Sheryl Sandberg California State University San Marcos Personality of Sheryl Sandberg Sheryl Sandberg is an American business- woman praised for her unfaltering ambition, and efforts to encourage women to pursue leadership roles while resonating that a woman’s career and value to the world are not limited by her gender. Born on August 28, 1969 in Washington D.C., Ms. Sandberg was the first- born child to educated, ambitious, and involved parents. From her
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