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It is not always a good thing to praise children because “empty”
words may make them unhappy. Words such as “well done” may make them
doubt their own abilities, a leading psychologist (心理学家) Stephen Grosz has warned. He says that words such as “you’re
so clever” or “you’re such an artist” could also hinder
their future development at school. He says that such empty praise causes
children to be unhappy as they may say they can’t live up to these
expectations.
Instead he advises parents and teachers to praise children less
frequently and use words like “trying really hard,” Mr. Grosz said, “Empty
praise is as bad as thoughtless criticism (批评). People often pay no
attention to children’s feelings and thoughts.” He also mentions research
showing that children who are heavily praised probably perform worse at school.
Some psychologists from Columbia University asked 128 pupils aged 10
and 11 to work out a number of math problems. Afterwards, some were told, “You
did really well — you’re so clever.” But the researchers told the other
group, “You did really well — you must have tried really lard.” Both
groups of children were then given more difficult questions and those who had
been told they were clever did not do as well as the others.
He says that when collecting his daughter from a school near their
home in North London, he heard a teacher tell her, “You have drawn the
most beautiful tree. Well done,” Later, after she had done another
drawing, the same teacher said, “Wow, you are really an artist.” In
his book, Mr. Grosz writes, “How could I explain to the teacher that I
would prefer it if she did not praise my daughter?”
As a parent of two children, I strongly agree with Mr. Grosz. I
praise them when praising is proven right. I want them to know if I praise
them, they have done something beyond my expectation, beyond what they are able
to do.2020届衡水名师卷信息卷·全国II卷英语5(五)试题答案