Grit
Teaching
Q&A
No More Easy A's: Classroom Can Be a Breeding Ground for Grit (Q&A)
Schools have a responsibility to instill a growth mindset in students, says positive-psychology expert Caroline Adams Miller.
Student Well-Being
The Unexpected Reason Some Students Procrastinate
Some students engage in so-called self-handicapping behaviors like procrastination in an attempt to protect themselves from the negative emotions they might feel if they fail at an academic task. How should teachers handle it?
English-Language Learners
For English-Learners, Seeing Peers 'Struggle and Persist' Is Beneficial
New research finds that the grit of a student's peers was twice as influential as individual grit in predicting literacy growth for English-language learners.
Student Well-Being
Is Your Child Showing Grit? School Report Cards Rate Students' Soft Skills
As more schools size up students on nonacademic skills such as grit and responsible decisionmaking, it's a challenge to make the feedback useful—and understandable—for parents.
Student Well-Being
Video
Interview: Angela Duckworth Talks to School Leaders
Angela Duckworth is a professor of psychology at University of Pennsylvania, the founder and scientific director of the Character Lab, and the author of “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.” In this interview that took place after her keynote presentation at Education Week’s annual Leaders To Learn From Event, she answers questions about applying her research around grit in schools.
Student Well-Being
Video
Is Grit the Secret Sauce to Student Success? A Discussion With Angela Duckworth
Is grit the secret sauce to student success? University of Pennsylvania Professor of Psychology Angela Duckworth, author of "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance," discusses her research with Education Week Commentary Editor Elizabeth Rich in this video, originally streamed on Facebook Live.
Student Well-Being
Video
What Is Grit? Should Schools Be Judged for How 'Gritty' Students Are?
"I define grit simply as passion and perserverance for especially long-term goals. I don't believe we should use measures of grit for high-stakes accountability. I think the misconception is that if you start measuring grit because it's important and you add punishments and rewards to that, you miraculously somehow [have] teachers in schools [who] will start teaching grit more efficiently and I don't think that's the case." University of Pennsylvania psychologist and author Angela Duckworth previews her keynote discussion on grit and the role it plays in the success of students, educators, and schools.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Forget Grit. Focus on Inequality.
Educators should stop looking for cure-alls and start pursuing structural change, writes a University of San Francisco professor.
School Climate & Safety
Report Roundup
Can Batman Teach Grit?
Pretending to be a character known for perseverance helps young children stay focused, according to a study published last month in Child Development.
School & District Management
Opinion
Organizational Grit: Thoughts on an Implementation Framework
Managing information and acting on information are two distinct strands of work that must interlock. An initiative by New Visions for Public Schools and a partner high school shows how that can be done.
Curriculum
Resource Watch: Teach Students 'Grit' With the Stories of Nobel Laureates
A textbook and teacher's guide that are free to download share the stories of 10 Nobel Laureates, focusing on stories of grit and perseverance.
Education
Opinion
Grit, Growth Mindsets, and Technology
We often want students to have grit or a "growth mindset" but we often lack it at the same time we are telling them to have it. Here are 3 ways to show our students what we want.
Student Well-Being
Does This School's Sign Promote Independence or Scare Off Support?
A school's rule has gone viral, sparking debates about student independence, parental involvement, and school support. Context matters, a psychologist says.