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The Missing Piece -- How Social and Emotional Learning Can Empower Children and Transform Schools

John Bridgeland | Posted 05.16.2013 | Impact
Read More: Grit, Education, Empathy, Social and Emotional Learning, Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning, Social Learning Impact, Social Learning Importance, Impact News
John Bridgeland

Arithmetic and higher math skills are embedded in school goals, but not necessarily persistence and grit. As a result, an "either/or" dynamic has been established that prioritizes academic skills, at the expense of "social and emotional" learning.

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Keep Going

Sue Shanahan | Posted 04.30.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Spiritual Journey, Children's Books, Spirit, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Black History Month, Courage, Inspiration, Wisdom, Resilience, Grit, Healthy Living News
Sue Shanahan

Harriet Tubman always remembered to ask for direction and then listen for the answer. The way was always made clear. What stands between me and that kind of guidance? Remembering to ask.

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True Grit: What It Is And How To Get It (You'll Want To Know Both)

Polly Campbell | Posted 04.17.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Grit, Keeping Goals, Perserverence, Gritty, Success and Motivation, Grit an Perserverance, Becoming-Fearless, Healthy Living News
Polly Campbell

It isn't some magical quality. We can all get grit. So, if the only grit you have in your life is in the grout between the tub tiles, then it's time to take on some grit-building behaviors.

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Beyond 'Grit:' Where the Character Conversation Is Going Wrong

Stephen Chiger | Posted 03.25.2013 | Home
Read More: Non-Cognitive Skills, Education, Grit, Non-Cognitive Factors, Education Reform, Character, Home News
Stephen Chiger

For kids, the secret to success is... experiencing success. If we try to tease out character education (or school safety) as being unconnected to a rigorous academic environment, we'll never be able to craft solutions that best serve our kids.

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Jane Austen Weekly: Child Poverty in Mansfield Park

Susan Celia Greenfield | Posted 12.26.2012 | Books
Read More: Stress, How Children Succeed, Child Poverty, Annie-Murphy-Paul, Income Inequality, Jane Austen, Resilience, Mitt Romney, Paul Tough, Grit, Mansfield Park, Barack Obama, Books News
Susan Celia Greenfield

Mansfield Park begins with a question that is still depressingly familiar. What can be done to help a disadvantaged child?

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Why Passion Is a Gift

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Grit, Passion, Commitment, Gifted Education, Angela Duckworth, K. Anders Ericsson, Giftedness, Kimberly Robertson, Joseph Renzulli, Lewis Terman, Genius, Herbert A. Simon, Howard Gardner, Marland Report, Sir Ken Robinson, Interest, Francoys Gagne, Robert J. Sternberg, Home News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Why don't we view passion and interest as gifts?

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Worth Watching: Yann Arthus-Bertrand's "Home"

Avital Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Photography, Glenn Close, Statistics, Review, Travelogue, Montage, Agriculture, Tribal, Green, Movie, Eco, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Music, Animals, Consumption, Imagery, Countries, Urban, Images, Pace, Friday, Grit, Balance, Nations, Helicopter, Dubai, Earth, World, Solutions, Optimism, Production, Planet, Film, Offshore, Method, Home, Las Vegas, Hopeful, Humans, Species, South Korea, Camera, Proof, Environment, Documentary, Artist, Fishing, Reforesting, Denmark, Meat, Wind Farms, Cities, Universe, Slow, Paraglider, Entertainment News
Avital Andrews

Yann Arthus-Bertrand's method is to get somewhere high, usually a helicopter or a paraglider, and point his camera downward. The results are usually magnificent, and last year, they inspired a film.

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