/grit Grit en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-angela-duckworth-explains-what-teachers-misunderstand-about-grit/2023/09 What makes people "gritty" isn't just about their ability to persevere. It's much more than that. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-angela-duckworth-explains-what-teachers-misunderstand-about-grit/2023/09 /leadership/opinion-what-students-should-know-about-the-power-of-practice/2023/05 If students ask why they should do homework every day, here’s what you can tell them. Wed, 17 May 2023 12:00:49 GMT /leadership/opinion-what-students-should-know-about-the-power-of-practice/2023/05 /teaching-learning/opinion-students-can-thrive-in-stem-but-they-need-the-right-push/2022/10 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. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 19:37:18 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-students-can-thrive-in-stem-but-they-need-the-right-push/2022/10 /leadership/opinion-how-to-help-students-handle-setbacks/2022/10 Everyone gets discouraged sometimes. Angela Duckworth explores how educators can help their students figure out what to do next. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:00:46 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-to-help-students-handle-setbacks/2022/10 /leadership/the-sel-skills-that-may-matter-most-for-academic-success-curiosity-and-persistence/2021/10 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. Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:43:45 GMT /leadership/the-sel-skills-that-may-matter-most-for-academic-success-curiosity-and-persistence/2021/10 /leadership/opinion-a-writing-exercise-that-helps-students-build-resilience/2021/06 When kids write about their successes, they also think about all they had to overcome—which helps both confidence and capability. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:00:59 GMT /leadership/opinion-a-writing-exercise-that-helps-students-build-resilience/2021/06 /leadership/opinion-what-students-need-before-perseverance/2020/05 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. Mon, 18 May 2020 12:01:42 GMT /leadership/opinion-what-students-need-before-perseverance/2020/05 /leadership/opinion-grit-is-in-our-dna-why-teaching-grit-is-inherently-anti-black/2019/02 The popular trend of teaching grit is actually the education equivalent of "The Hunger Games," argues Bettina L. Love. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 02:26:27 GMT /leadership/opinion-grit-is-in-our-dna-why-teaching-grit-is-inherently-anti-black/2019/02 /education/opinion-race-grit-unlearning-and-systems-change-a-dozen-favorites-from-the-past-five-years/2019/01 Jal Mehta highlights a dozen of his "greatest hits," some of his most significant blog posts from the past five years. Mon, 07 Jan 2019 14:11:13 GMT /education/opinion-race-grit-unlearning-and-systems-change-a-dozen-favorites-from-the-past-five-years/2019/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-whats-missing-when-we-talk-about-grit/2018/10 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. Wed, 24 Oct 2018 00:16:50 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-whats-missing-when-we-talk-about-grit/2018/10 /leadership/opinion-how-schools-can-help-students-who-dont-graduate-on-time/2018/08 One principal's reflections on the role of 'transfer schools' in supporting persisting students and the importance of research to inform this work. Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-schools-can-help-students-who-dont-graduate-on-time/2018/08 /teaching-learning/opinion-persisting-students-pathways-and-experiences-through-high-school/2018/08 Research looks at New York City high school students who don't graduate in four years, but remain enrolled. Mon, 20 Aug 2018 10:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-persisting-students-pathways-and-experiences-through-high-school/2018/08 /leadership/when-are-we-going-to-use-this-strategies-to-help-students-find-relevance-in-school-work/2018/01 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. Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:37:45 GMT /leadership/when-are-we-going-to-use-this-strategies-to-help-students-find-relevance-in-school-work/2018/01 /leadership/students-make-a-prosthetic-leg-for-a-duck-showing-the-value-of-purpose-in-learning/2018/01 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. Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:09:18 GMT /leadership/students-make-a-prosthetic-leg-for-a-duck-showing-the-value-of-purpose-in-learning/2018/01 /teaching-learning/no-more-easy-as-classroom-can-be-a-breeding-ground-for-grit-q-a/2017/11 69´«Ă˝ have a responsibility to instill a growth mindset in students, says positive-psychology expert Caroline Adams Miller. Tue, 21 Nov 2017 19:11:00 GMT /teaching-learning/no-more-easy-as-classroom-can-be-a-breeding-ground-for-grit-q-a/2017/11 /leadership/the-unexpected-reason-some-students-procrastinate/2017/08 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? Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:33:00 GMT /leadership/the-unexpected-reason-some-students-procrastinate/2017/08 /teaching-learning/for-english-learners-seeing-peers-struggle-and-persist-is-beneficial/2017/07 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. Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:24:02 GMT /teaching-learning/for-english-learners-seeing-peers-struggle-and-persist-is-beneficial/2017/07 /education/opinion-is-grit-really-newsworthy/2017/06 Grit is a new name for an old concept. Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:20:00 GMT /education/opinion-is-grit-really-newsworthy/2017/06 /leadership/is-your-child-showing-grit-school-report-cards-rate-students-soft-skills/2017/05 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. Wed, 31 May 2017 00:36:47 GMT /leadership/is-your-child-showing-grit-school-report-cards-rate-students-soft-skills/2017/05 /leadership/video-interview-angela-duckworth-talks-to-school-leaders/2017/04 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. Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:33:32 GMT /leadership/video-interview-angela-duckworth-talks-to-school-leaders/2017/04 /leadership/video-is-grit-the-secret-sauce-to-student-success-a-discussion-with-angela-duckworth/2017/04 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. Thu, 20 Apr 2017 17:16:38 GMT /leadership/video-is-grit-the-secret-sauce-to-student-success-a-discussion-with-angela-duckworth/2017/04 /leadership/video-what-is-grit-should-schools-be-judged-for-how-gritty-students-are/2017/04 "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. Mon, 17 Apr 2017 19:55:42 GMT /leadership/video-what-is-grit-should-schools-be-judged-for-how-gritty-students-are/2017/04 /leadership/opinion-forget-grit-focus-on-inequality/2017/04 Educators should stop looking for cure-alls and start pursuing structural change, writes a University of San Francisco professor. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 16:28:44 GMT /leadership/opinion-forget-grit-focus-on-inequality/2017/04 /leadership/can-batman-teach-grit/2017/01 Pretending to be a character known for perseverance helps young children stay focused, according to a study published last month in Child Development. Wed, 11 Jan 2017 01:23:12 GMT /leadership/can-batman-teach-grit/2017/01 /leadership/opinion-organizational-grit-thoughts-on-an-implementation-framework/2017/01 Managing information and acting on information are two distinct strands of work that must interlock. An initiative by New Visions for Public 69´«Ă˝ and a partner high school shows how that can be done. Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:07:36 GMT /leadership/opinion-organizational-grit-thoughts-on-an-implementation-framework/2017/01 /teaching-learning/resource-watch-teach-students-grit-with-the-stories-of-nobel-laureates/2016/10 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. Fri, 07 Oct 2016 20:07:42 GMT /teaching-learning/resource-watch-teach-students-grit-with-the-stories-of-nobel-laureates/2016/10 /education/opinion-grit-growth-mindsets-and-technology/2016/09 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. Fri, 09 Sep 2016 10:19:41 GMT /education/opinion-grit-growth-mindsets-and-technology/2016/09 /leadership/does-this-schools-sign-promote-independence-or-scare-off-support/2016/08 A school's rule has gone viral, sparking debates about student independence, parental involvement, and school support. Context matters, a psychologist says. Fri, 19 Aug 2016 19:28:46 GMT /leadership/does-this-schools-sign-promote-independence-or-scare-off-support/2016/08 /teaching-learning/opinion-teaching-grit-through-sportsmanship/2016/08 So many kids these days lack the perseverance to succeed. Sports is a great way to start teaching them these lessons and the more we connect the lessons to classroom learning, the better students grow as learners. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:03:52 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-teaching-grit-through-sportsmanship/2016/08 /leadership/a-growth-mindset-may-counteract-effects-of-poverty-on-achievement-study-says/2016/07 A growth mindset may buffer students from the effects of poverty on academic achievement, Stanford researchers concluded after studying test scores and survey results for 168,000 Chilean students. Mon, 18 Jul 2016 19:00:00 GMT /leadership/a-growth-mindset-may-counteract-effects-of-poverty-on-achievement-study-says/2016/07