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by groundzeros2015 139 days ago
All parts seem true to me. Most kids think they were more gifted than they were. Learning to work hard and be persistent was actually more important. A lot of talk about being gifted was an obstacle to that.
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We try to praise hard work and downplay the yer so smart talk. I still had get excited when they are lazy smart though.