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

Name: How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
ISBN: 0544104404

“Drop the flashcards—grit, character, and curiosity matter even more than cognitive skills. A persuasive wake-up call.”—People Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the

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Characters

Angela Duckworth (1)Paul Tough (1)

“Everything is a test of you, your methods. Every action you take says: This is who I am. This is the kind of person I am and can be.”

— Paul Tough, amazon.com

Tagged: strength

“But when they lose a chess game, they know that they have no one to blame but themselves. They had everything they needed to win, and they lost. If that happens to you once, you can usually find some excuse, or just never think about it again. When it's part of your life, when it happens to you ever…”

— Angela Duckworth, amazon.com

Tagged: Responsibility