QUIZ wk2 Building Character

Defined Grit as, "the combination of persistence and resilience."

• PhD Angela Duckworth

• Florida Virtual School

Defined Grit as, "the passion and peseverence for long term goals."

• PhD Angela Duckworth

• Florida Virtual School

PhD Duckworth defined grit as ​" (a)   and ​ (b)   for ​ (c)   " while the Florida Virtual School says it is the combination of ​ (d)   and ​ (e)   which is the more common definition.

• passion
• perseverance
• long term goals
• persistence
• resilience

​ (a)   is when you keep going even when it is difficult, while ​ (b)   is getting back up and trying again when you fail.

• persistance
• resilience

What element of SOAPSTone does the following address?

Phd Duckworth is a psychologist from the University of Pennsylvania. She taught 7th grade math in NY where she realized that motivation matters more than intelligence. Although she talks about perseverance, Duckworth has had 3 seperate careers all less than 10years which calls her definition of grit into question.

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What element of SOAPSTone does the following address?

Both videos were created prior to the covid pandemic, which shows that motivation and grit are probplems that have plagued schools long before online learning.

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What element of SOAPSTone does the following mostly about?

While the video published by FVS is a cartoon with upbeat music meant to inform and motivate students, while Duckworth gives an academic TED Talk in front of educators, administrators, and law makers. Duckworth begins with her bio to gain credibility with her highly educated audience while the FVS uses visuals and music to engage their students attention.

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What element of SOAPSTone does the following mostly about?

PhD Duck worth ends her presentation with a call to action telling her audience they need to study grit and teach the concept to students. However, she did give this lecture just after publishing her book on grit, so some might say it is at least in part an advertisement to buy her book. The video by FVS is a little more straight forward and meant to help students define and identify grit.

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What element of SOAPSTone does the following mostly about?

Both videos are about grit, but define it differently. FVS takes the John Wick approach defining grit as pure determination while PhD Duckworth adds the idea of longterm goals. This is a very important difference.

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Reorder the following 5 criteria to critical thinking.

• Asking Meaningful Questions

• Gathering Relevant Information

• Testing Conclusions

• Seeking 1st to Understand then to be Understood

• Focused on Problem Solving