Grit
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Angela Duckworth Explains What Teachers Misunderstand About Grit
What makes people "gritty" isn't just about their ability to persevere. It's much more than that.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
What Students Should Know About the Power of Practice
If students ask why they should do homework every day, here’s what you can tell them.
Science
Opinion
Students Can Thrive in STEM—But They Need the Right Push
Nearly 40 years after a teacher made me believe I wasn’t “cut out” for STEM, it’s disheartening to still see the same barriers I faced.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
How to Help Students Handle Setbacks
Everyone gets discouraged sometimes. Angela Duckworth explores how educators can help their students figure out what to do next.
Student Well-Being
What the Research Says
The SEL Skills That May Matter Most for Academic Success: Curiosity and Persistence
Across 11 countries, those two skills tracked most closely with academic success for 10- and 15-year-olds in a first-of-a-kind study.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
A Writing Exercise That Helps Students Build Resilience
When kids write about their successes, they also think about all they had to overcome—which helps both confidence and capability.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
What Students Need Before Perseverance
Grit isn't just perseverance; it's also about having a passion for what you do. And for young people, says psychologist Angela Duckworth, passion should come first.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
'Grit Is in Our DNA': Why Teaching Grit Is Inherently Anti-Black
The popular trend of teaching grit is actually the education equivalent of "The Hunger Games," argues Bettina L. Love.
Education
Opinion
Race, Grit, Unlearning, and Systems Change: A Dozen Favorites From the Past Five Years
Jal Mehta highlights a dozen of his "greatest hits," some of his most significant blog posts from the past five years.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
What's Missing When We Talk About Grit
Simply praising the value of perseverance has little effect if teachers don’t take the time to learn every student’s story, writes former teacher Luke Reynolds.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
How Schools Can Help Students Who Don't Graduate on Time
One principal's reflections on the role of 'transfer schools' in supporting persisting students and the importance of research to inform this work.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Persisting Students' Pathways and Experiences Through High School
Research looks at New York City high school students who don't graduate in four years, but remain enrolled.
Student Well-Being
'When Are We Going to Use This?' Strategies to Help Students Find Relevance in School Work
A researcher who studies student motivation has developed strategies for helping students find personal relevance of classroom work. That's key to helping them stay engaged, he says.
Student Well-Being
Students Make a Prosthetic Leg for a Duck, Showing the Value of Purpose in Learning
Arkansas middle school students persisted through months of challenges in designing a 3D-printed prosthetic foot for a duck. Researchers say a sense of purpose, like helping an animal, can help engage students in the classroom.