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Grit & academic struggles

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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs.

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From ‘D’ Grades to ‘A’ Grades—Student Motivation

In the latest videos on my second channel, I show you how I went from a GPA of 1.3 at high school to graduating with a 4.0 GPA at university. I lay out 5 simple daily habits that I implemented into my life that completely transformed my grades—and how you can do exactly the same.

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College Is Hard, But Nobody Talks About It

Hi, I’m Tiffany and I studied Computer Science and Classics at Stanford. This video was filmed a year before I graduated. Now I look back on this and see how much I’ve grown from the experience!

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Watch this When You’re Struggling with a Subject and Wanna Give Up.

School’s tough. You’re tougher. Struggle harder. Ask for help when you don’t understand. Most of all, don’t give up, friends!!

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Education Speaker Paul Tough: You Can’t Teach Grit. But You Can Make Kids Act Gritty.

Paul Tough, author of “Helping Children Succeed,” outlines the four essential messages students need to receive in the classroom in order to become more gritty, optimistic, and resilient people.

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Grit Trumps Talent and IQ: A Story Every Parent (and Educator) Should Read

Angela Duckworth and her team devise strategies to help students learn how to work hard and adapt in the face of temptation, distraction, and defeat.

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Paul Tough: How Children Succeed—The Hidden Power of Character

Paul Tough, author of “How Children Succeed,” addresses the challenge for educators to provide their students with a different set of skills, which are necessary to succeed in life.

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The Value of Failing

A new research center at Columbia University is committed to figuring out how to turn failure into success.

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What If the Secret to Success Is Failure?

We all know—on some level, at least—that what kids need more than anything is a little hardship: some challenge, some deprivation that they can overcome, even if just to prove to themselves that they can.

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True Grit: Fostering Tenacity and Resilience

When we don’t provide a challenge for our gifted kids at school and let them fly under the radar, they can develop internal monologues that equate being smart with everything being easy.

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