Discovering Wise Ten-Year-Olds

The transcript discusses research at Stanford University on growth mindset in 10-year-olds. It highlights how some children not only cope with failure but embrace it, using sophisticated strategies to solve problems. The researcher aims to understand and share this mindset more widely.

What did the speaker find surprising about the 10-year-olds' reaction to failure?

• They ignored the problems.

• They were discouraged by the problems.

• They seemed to enjoy the challenge.

• They asked for easier problems.

How did one of the children express his enthusiasm for the challenging problems?

• He asked for help.

• He said he loved a challenge.

• He ignored the problem.

• He gave up immediately.

What did the speaker notice about the strategies used by the children?

• They were simplistic and ineffective.

• They were sophisticated and self-taught.

• They were irrelevant to the problems.

• They were copied from others.

What was the speaker's reaction to the children's ability to solve unexpected problems?

• She was disappointed.

• She thought they were cheating.

• She was indifferent.

• She found them weird but wise.

What did the speaker hope to achieve by understanding the children's mindset?

• To ignore it.

• To keep it a secret.

• To share it more widely.

• To discourage it.