"Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint."
Recently there has been much talk on students’ development of grit—their resilience and ability to recover after making mistakes. In this TED Talk, you’ll hear from Angela Lee Duckworth, the psychologist who coined the term. She discusses her research and offers some brief ideas on how to motivate kids to be “gritty.
The Early Math Collaborative works to improve math instruction for young children in three ways:
