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An assessment at one point in time has little value for understanding someone’s ability, let alone their potential to succeed in the future.
Carol S. Dweck Mindset: The New Psychology of Success · 2006

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“An assessment at one point in time has little value for understanding someone’s ability, let alone their potential to succeed in the future.”

Carol S. Dweck · Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, 2006 · Primary source

“Finally, I said that I couldn’t see how anyone could he educated by this self-propagating system in which people pass exams, and teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything.”

Richard Feynman · Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, 1985 · Primary source

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2 authors · 2 works · 4 themes · 9 tags
Authors
Richard Feynman Theoretical physicistCarol S. Dweck American psychologist
Works
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Richard Feynman · 1985Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Carol S. Dweck · 2006
Themes
The limits of a single assessmentPerformance versus potentialExams vs. understanding
Tags
AssessmentAcademic potentialGrowth mindsetLearning progress
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