Grittier students are more likely to earn their diplomas; grittier teachers are more effective in the classroom.
ANGELA DUCKWORTHThe focus on just thinking about standardized test scores as being synonymous with achievement for teenagers is ridiculous, right?
More Angela Duckworth Quotes
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Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
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I was a good novice teacher, but I did the things that were obvious.
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People who are really gritty – they’re still interested.
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When people tell me I can’t do something, I have a visceral reflex to say, ‘Yes, I can.’
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Being gritty doesn’t mean not showing pain or pretending everything is O.K. In fact, when you look at healthy and successful and giving people, they are extraordinarily meta-cognitive. They’re able to say things like, ‘Dude, I totally lost my temper this morning.’ That ability to reflect on yourself is signature to grit.
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Grit and self-control are related, but they’re not the same thing.
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I define talent as the rate at which you get better at something when you try. To be very talented means you get better faster and more easily than other people or other things that you try.
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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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I think the very idea of character, of developing not just grit, but empathy and curiosity, emotional intelligence.
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I now have Grit Scale scores from thousands of American adults. My data provide a snapshot of grit across adulthood.
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Is it ‘a drag’ that passions don’t come to us all at once, as epiphanies, without the need to actively develop them?
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Nobody gets to be good at something without effort, no matter what your aptitude is.
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You cannot will yourself to be interested in something you’re not interested in. But you can actively discover and deepen your interest.
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When people think of the word ‘drive,’ they often think you have it or you don’t, and that’s where we’re wrong.
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Every day, parents and teachers ask me, ‘How do I build grit in kids? What do I do to teach kids a solid work ethic? How do I keep them motivated for the long run?’ The honest answer is, I don’t know.
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