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There’s this really awesome theory of human motivation – that human beings all want three things. One is to be competent, one is to belong, and one is be free, as in to have choice: to not be told what to do but to choose what to do.

Angela Duckworth

I know that instructional time is a zero-sum game, but if we want kids to do well academically, it’s hard to imagine that happening if they don’t have some control over their attention.
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I think it’s very important to send the message that, while parents are needed to remind you to practice and occasionally force you to finish things… they also need to learn to respect you. You as an individual, ultimately, are the captain of where you’re going.
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Grittier students are more likely to earn their diplomas; grittier teachers are more effective in the classroom.
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I will say that if my wildest dreams come true, I will, like, wake up one day, and I will be Carol Dweck, right? Because she is like everything I want to be.
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Many things matter other than our measured intelligence, so let’s get to work on them.
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I was a good novice teacher, but I did the things that were obvious.
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Everybody knows that effort matters. What was revelatory to me was how much it mattered.
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Effort Everybody Matter Mattered Much Revelator
Longitudinal studies following thousands of people across time have shown that most people only begin to gravitate toward certain vocational interests, and away from others, around middle school.
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If you’re never able to tolerate a little bit of pain and discomfort, you’ll never get better.
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It’s a very good thing to teach kids to finish what they started in the sense of fulfilling their commitments.
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I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about my genes because I can’t do anything about them.
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Many, many individuals will report starting to form their lifelong interests around adolescence. Why that is, researchers don’t fully know. But if you can take a trip down memory lane and see what interested you, that’s at least a clue as to where your interest may begin to develop.
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Adolescence Around Individual Interest Lifelong Many Report Start
Grittier soldiers are more likely to complete their training, and grittier salespeople are more likely to keep their jobs. The more challenging the domain, the more grit seems to matter.
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Complete Domain Gritter Job Keep Matter People Sales Soldier Training
Grit, in a word, is stamina. But it’s not just stamina in your effort.
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Effort Grit Just Stamina World
Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
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Grit Life Living Marathon Spirit
Most teachers, when surveyed, say that it is part of their job to help students develop things like grit. This is especially true at the elementary and middle school levels. They feel it’s part of their vocation to teach other things that are not formally academic content.
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Develop Grit Job Most Say Student Survey Teacher Thing

There’s this really awesome theory of human motivation – that human beings all want three things. One is to be competent, one is to belong, and one is be free, as in to have choice: to not be told what to do but to choose what to do.

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There’s this really awesome theory of human motivation – that human beings all want three things. One is to be competent, one is to belong, and one is be free, as in to have choice: to not be told what to do but to choose what to do.

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