Chapter 7

PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND COACHES: WHERE DO

MINDSETS COME FROM?

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.