07-11-2011, 05:25 PM
Angus,
Without commenting on your points - which are very interesting - you missed the point that I was making / reporting.
Its a a mindset that enables a person to believe in the notion that ability requires hard work. What did Gary Player say - "The more I practice the luckier I get". How do you become talented? Its not about how you teach specific skills rather whether someone is open to learning them, and open at a deep sub-conscious level. I think we can all think of promising chess juniors who have either given up or not reached the heights expected of them - while no doubt there are many reasons for this happening I do believe having a fixed mindset will be a factor.
ALex,
This is not really the main point of my post but there are studies that show that date of birth does significantly affect performance in schools - indeed I believe there was one in the news just last week. I would expect a similar affect in chess - grading being an average may help smooth it out but not eliminate it.
Without commenting on your points - which are very interesting - you missed the point that I was making / reporting.
Quote:I think that different kinds of mindset are used in different kinds of sports.
Its a a mindset that enables a person to believe in the notion that ability requires hard work. What did Gary Player say - "The more I practice the luckier I get". How do you become talented? Its not about how you teach specific skills rather whether someone is open to learning them, and open at a deep sub-conscious level. I think we can all think of promising chess juniors who have either given up or not reached the heights expected of them - while no doubt there are many reasons for this happening I do believe having a fixed mindset will be a factor.
ALex,
This is not really the main point of my post but there are studies that show that date of birth does significantly affect performance in schools - indeed I believe there was one in the news just last week. I would expect a similar affect in chess - grading being an average may help smooth it out but not eliminate it.