Education guru Paul Tough says grit is the true secret to student success

TheStar.com - Louise Brown "Paul Tough (who wrote How Children [...]

November 12th, 2014|Categories: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Education, Emotional Literacy, Grit, Mental Health, Parenting, Parents, Resilience, Skills|Tags: Education, School|

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Build More Than Just A Resume: Seven Ways STEM Builds Character

The Huffington Post - Alicia Chang "Hardly a week passes [...]

October 9th, 2014|Categories: Career, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Degree, Grit, Innovation, Jobs, Perseverance, STEM|Tags: Education, School|

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Is Character Education the Answer?

Education Next - Laurence Steinberg "Over the last few years, [...]

September 20th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Grit, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘Grit’ May Not Spur Creative Success, Scholars Say

Education Week - Sarah D. Sparks "In the ongoing education [...]

September 3rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Creativity, Education, Grit|Tags: Education, School|

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4 new Milwaukee schools are showing the grit it takes to succeed

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel - Alan J. Borsuk "Grit — [...]

August 24th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Grit, Learning, Milwaukee, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Play ‘boosts children’s development and happiness’

BBC - Katherine Sellgren "Play helps boost children's language development, [...]

August 10th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Grit, Learning, News, Playing, Problem-solving, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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IQ Doesn’t Predict Success

The Huffington Post - Daniel Goleman "Studies at the University [...]

August 9th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Grit, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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“Character education” growing within schools

Deseret News - Nicole Shepard "In the attempt to gauge [...]

May 13th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Grit, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Experts are saying ‘grit’ is the key to a child’s success

The San Francisco Chronicle - Amy Graff "If you haven’t [...]

May 3rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Grit, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Overprotected Kid

The Atlantic - Hannah Rosin "A preoccupation with safety has [...]

May 3rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Grit, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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