The Stanford professor who pioneered praising kids for effort says we’ve totally missed the point

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Stanford professor who pioneered praising kids for effort says we’ve totally missed the point
Jenny Anderson, Quartz, 2016/01/25

We've probably all heard the sarcastic comments about giving every kid a prize for trying, instead of awarding one prize to the winner. The idea of praising effort rather than results is scorned and ridiculed. More...