“MINDSET: Helping Children (and Adults) Fulfill their Potential”

Can praise actually harm children? Oshman Family JCC presents acclaimed author Carol Dweck, Ph.D. for an evening of discussion entitled, “MINDSET: Helping Children (and Adults) Fulfill their Potential.” During this provocative evening, Dr. Carol Dweck will dive deeper in to her research on how society can promote achievement in education and innovation in business. She argues that praise for intelligence can actually undermine performance and will share some other common pitfalls to help achieve a growth mindset. Says Dweck, "No parent thinks 'I wonder what I can do today to undermine my children, subvert their effort, turn them off learning, and limit their achievement.' Of course not. They think 'I would do anything, give anything, to make my children successful.' Yet many of the things they do boomerang. Their helpful judgments, their lessons, their motivating techniques often send the wrong message."