The confusing new terrain of grit
OK, now I’m totally confused. I used to think I understood the concept of grit and its importance in education. It’s the non-cognitive skill (or ch...
Tag: how children succeed
Teaching and assessing character: Part 1
Reading How Children Succeed has gotten me interested in how teachers could teach, build, assess, and grade students on their character skills. The first step ...
I recommend How Children Succeed, by Paul Tough
If you’re a teacher in an underfunded urban high school, it’s sometimes difficult to keep hope alive. No matter how hard you work, failure is all a...