Grit

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Sources:
• Much Ado About Grit (psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-29674-001?doi=1)
• What Shall We Do About Grit? (journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/0013189X1…)
• Grit under attack (hechingerreport.org/grit-under-attack)
• Teaching “Grit” (janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/03/02/teaching-…)
• The Problem With Grit (edweek.org/leadership/opinion-the-problem-with…)
• The Limits of “Grit” (newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-limits-…)
• Grit: The power of passion and perseverance (ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_po…)
• Is 'Grit' Doomed To Be The New Self-Esteem? (npr.org/sections/ed/2016/03/03/468870056/is-gr…)
• Measurement Matters (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4849415)
• Using Psychological Science to Help Children Thrive (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6391729)
• Self-Control and Academic Achievement (annualreviews.org/docserver/fulltext/psych/70/…)
• Cognitive and noncognitive predictors of success (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31685624)
• Should non-cognitive skills be included in school accountability systems? (brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Evide…)
• Measuring Students’ Non-Cognitive Skills and the Impact of Schooling (columbia.edu/~rem2178/assets/pubs/west-2015.pdf)
• Grit: A Short History of a Useful Concept (mabel.wwu.edu/do/94a7219b-a1cc-435d-a3f2-be687…)
• Teaching Kids 'Grit' is All the Rage. (newrepublic.com/article/117615/problem-grit-ki…)
• "Grit" Revisited (mikerosebooks.blogspot.com/2016/06/grit-revisi…)
• Character Education: A Cautionary Note (brookings.edu/articles/character-education-a-c…)
• What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? (nytimes.com/2011/09/18/magazine/what-if-the-se…)
• The Effects of the EITC on Child Achievement (web.archive.org/web/20140207132630/http:/econ.…)
• Academic Performance And Food Stamps (npr.org/2017/09/21/552530614/researchers-exami…)
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