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Unit1:GritandSuccess

1.AccordingtoAngelaDuckworth,whatstruckhermostwhenshewasteachingaNewYorkpublic

school?

Answer:

WhatstruckhermostwasthatI.Q.wasnottheonlydifferencebetweenherbestandherworst

students.SomeofherstrongestperformersdidnothavestratosphericI.Q.scores.Someofher

smartestkidsweren’tdoingsowell.

2.Whatwasthelessonshelearnedfromherteachingexperience?

Answer:

Afterseveralmoreyearsofteaching,Icametotheconclusionthatwhatweneedineducationisa

muchbetterunderstandingofstudentsandlearningfromamotivationalperspective,froma

psychologicalperspective.IneducationtheonethingweknowhowtomeasurebestisI.Q.,butin

mosttimewhatdowellinschoolandinlifedependsonmuchmorethanyourabilitytolearnquickly

andeasily.

3.AccordingtoAngelaDuckworth,whatisgrit?Howtobuildgrit?

Answer:

Gritispassionandperseveranceforverylong-termgoals.Gritishavingstamina.Gritissticking

withyourfuture,dayin,dayout,notjustfortheweek,notjustforthemonth,butforyears,and

workingreallyhardtomakethatfutureareality.Gritislivinglifelikeit’samarathon,notasprint.

Thebestideaaboutbuildinggritinkidsissomethingcalled“growthmindset”.Itisthebeliefthat

theabilitytolearnisnotfixed,thatitcanchangewithyoureffort.Whenkidsreadandlearnabout

thebrainandhowitchangesandgrowsinresponsetochallenge,theyaremuchmorelikelyto

preservewhentheyfail,becausetheydon’tbelievethatfailureisapermanentcondition.

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