Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

By Angela Lee Duckworth

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Grit: The power of passion and perseverance When I was 27 years oldWhen I was 27 years old, I left a very demanding job in management consulting for a job that was even more demanding: teaching.What struck me was that IQ was not the only difference between my best and my worst students.The kinds of things you need to learn in seventh grade math, sure, they're hard: ratios, decimals, the area of a parallelogram.A few years ago, I started studying grit in the Chicago public schools.To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it.In other words, we need to be gritty about getting our kids grittier.Found this useful? Follow for more, and save this post.
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  1. Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

    When I was 27 years old

  2. When I was 27 years old, I left a very demanding job in management consulting for a job that was even more demanding: teaching.

  3. What struck me was that IQ was not the only difference between my best and my worst students.

  4. The kinds of things you need to learn in seventh grade math, sure, they're hard: ratios, decimals, the area of a parallelogram.

  5. A few years ago, I started studying grit in the Chicago public schools.

  6. To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it.

  7. In other words, we need to be gritty about getting our kids grittier.

  8. Found this useful?

    Follow for more, and save this post.

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