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What’s Better than Grit? Reading Books and a Good Teacher

September 5, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 6 Comments

Angela Duckworth graces the Costco Connection this month talking about the character grit that she says made her who she is today. She wants America to teach children to have grit too, so they will be successful. She has a Grit Scale. HERE. And she runs a character lab. Her grit goals for children include […]

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High School College: High School Hell!

November 18, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 9 Comments

Freshmen are told on one hand not to worry about college, then given an early version of a college entrance exam three weeks into their first year of high school. ~Chicago Tribune Nov.13, 2017 Like kindergartners pushed to be first graders, high school is the new college. Teens are more anxious than ever. Depression and […]

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Luck vs. Grit: Lessons from a Cubs Fan

October 31, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 5 Comments

As Luck Would Have it. William Shakespeare No one understands luck like a Cubs fan. And there is a lesson there for students in this era of grit. Grit involves the thinking that through perseverance and resilience you can reach your goals. To some extent the ability to overcome difficulties and hang in there when […]

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When ADHD Collides With Grit: What to Do?

June 18, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 8 Comments

How does a student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) get grit, when everything about grit is contrary to ADHD? Grit, defined, is perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Grit entails working strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, and plateaus in progress. The gritty individual approaches achievement as a […]

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The State of School Recess in America is Still Terrible! - - Is this lack contributing to the deteriorating mental health of students? https://go.shr.lc/3yeH1Jz via @shareaholic

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The Real Reading Debate and How We Fail to Teach Reading https://radicalscholarship.com/2020/02/19/the-real-reading-debate-and-how-we-fail-to-teach-reading/ via @plthomasEdD

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I'm so happy Nancy Bailey reposted her 2014 piece that still rings true: Setting Children Up to Hate Reading

"Why are young children being made to learn at a faster rate?...
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