How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

Tough, Paul

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Edition:	1st
Publisher:	Mariner Books
ISBN:	0-544-10440-4 (0544104404)
ISBN-13:	978-0-544-10440-2 (9780544104402)
Binding:	Softcover
Copyright:	2012
Publish Date:	07/13
Weight:	0.47 Lbs.
Pages:	230
Subject Class:	C-H (Consumer Health)
Return Policy:	Non-Returnable.
ProQuest Ebook Central:	Available in ProQuest Ebook Central™ View

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Abstract:

Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. But in How Children Succeed, Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter more have to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, optimism, and self-control. How Children Succeed introduces us to a new generation of researchers and educators, who, for the first time, are using the tools of science to peel back the mysteries of character. Through their stories--and the stories of the children they are trying to help--Tough reveals how this new knowledge can transform young people's lives. He uncovers the surprising ways in which parents do--and do not--prepare their children for adulthood. And he provides us with new insights into how to improve the lives of children growing up in poverty. This provocative and profoundly hopeful book will not only inspire and engage readers, it will also change our understanding of childhood itself.

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