Grit and Perseverance

Angela says, "In all those very different contexts, one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success." What was it?

• IQ

• social intelligence

• grit

What is grit?

• A breakfast cereal that promotes hard work and excellent physical health

• A very long-lasting love or romance

• A passion and perseverance for long-term goals

She found out that grittier kids

• felt safer at school

• were more likely to graduate

• often quit school to start their own businesses

Angela says, "So far, the best idea I've heard about building grit in kids is something called "growth mindset." This is an idea developed at Stanford University by Carol Dweck, and it is the belief that the ability to learn is not fixed, that it can change with ___________.

• your effort

• your age

• your environment

Angela says that when kids read and learn about the brain and how it changes and grows in response to challenge, they're much more likely to

• keep trying

• try something different

What did Angela suspect was true? That a person's success in school and life depended on

• their IQ

• their education

• how hard they tried

Angela asked thousands of high school juniors to take

• grit pledges

• grit questionnaires

• grit to graduate

Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness.

• stagnation

• responsibility

• grit

• respect

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