Analysis Of Mistakes Were Made By Carol Aronson
Article Response
Throughout Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson’s article “Mistakes Were Made (but not by me)” , the authors state the claim that students are afraid to make mistakes due to the way they are perceived for being incorrect. They further support this claim by referring to the comparisons of the education in Asia and America, which psychologists Harold Stevenson and James Stigler observed.
Stevenson and Stigler inferred that Japan’s lowest scoring class still exceeds our highest scoring American Class. This is due to the fact that American students fear committing errors, it deprives them of their self-esteem, whereas in Asia mistakes are accepted and children are praised for their effort. As children we are told we are naturally gifted
Throughout Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson’s article “Mistakes Were Made (but not by me)” , the authors state the claim that students are afraid to make mistakes due to the way they are perceived for being incorrect. They further support this claim by referring to the comparisons of the education in Asia and America, which psychologists Harold Stevenson and James Stigler observed.
Stevenson and Stigler inferred that Japan’s lowest scoring class still exceeds our highest scoring American Class. This is due to the fact that American students fear committing errors, it deprives them of their self-esteem, whereas in Asia mistakes are accepted and children are praised for their effort. As children we are told we are naturally gifted