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Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.
Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.
More by TED TalksLeaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of “grit” as a predictor of success. Watch the TED talk, listen carefully and answer the questions below: </p> <ol start="3"> <li>What did she study at graduate school?</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ol start="4"> <li>What does she think is the most shocking thing about grit?</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p>
<ol start="5"> <li>What is the best idea for building grit in kids called?</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;<span id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-188" class="ezoic-adpicker-ad"></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-124" class="ezoic-adpicker-ad"></span><span class="ezoic-ad ezoic-at-0
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called “growth mindset.” This is an (7) _____ developed at Stanford University by Carol Dweck, and it is the belief that the ability to learn is not fixed, that it can (8) _______ with your effort. Dr. Dweck has shown that when kids read and learn about the (9) _______and how it changes and grows in response to challenge, they’re much more likely to persevere when they fail, because they don’t believe that failure is a (10) __________ condition.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>True or False?</h4> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Listen to the material again and answer true or false to the following statements:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ol start="11"> <li>Grit is usually unrelated to measures of talent.</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p>
<ol start="12"> <li>Growth mindset is a great idea for building grit.</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ol start="13"> <li>She started studying grit in New York public schools.</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ol start="14"> <li>She went with her research team to West Point Naval Academy.</li>
</ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ol start="15"> <li>Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals.</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Answers</h2> <ol> <li>27</li> <li>math</li>
<li>psychology</li> <li>how little we know about it</li> <li>growth mindset</li> <li>heard</li> <li>idea</li> <li>change</li> <li>brain</li> <li>permanent</li> <li>(T)</li> <li>(T)</li> <li>(F) it was in
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What is the main point of grit by Angela Duckworth?1-Sentence-Summary: Grit describes what creates outstanding achievements, based on science, interviews with high achievers from various fields and the personal history of success of the author, Angela Duckworth, uncovering that achievement isn't reserved for the talented only, but for those with passion and ...
What does Angela Duckworth say about perseverance?It will also require determination and perseverance. “We need to take our best ideas, our strongest intuitions, and we need to test them,” Duckworth said during her TED Talk. “We need to measure whether we've been successful, and we have to be willing to fail, to be wrong, to start over again with lessons learned.
What is the topic of the TED talk grit the power of passion and perseverance?In this TED Talk, “Grit: The power of passion and perseverance,” Angela Lee Duckworth explains that a significant predictor of success is “grit” or “passion and perseverance for very long-term goals.” This characteristic is evidenced in school-aged students, military cadets, sales people, teachers working in ...
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