Source: TED.com – filmed April 2013
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.
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Also check out this TED Talk by Ron Finley, filled with resilience, GRIT and defiance. “Growing your own food is like printing your own money.”
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A guerilla gardener in South Central LA | Ron Finley