DRIVING QUESTIONS:
- What is “character”? Can it be taught, or is it something that you learn from your family or from life experiences?
- Would you want to be in a school that had programs to foster character, and issued report cards rating your character?
Take the Grit Test!
Paul Tough NY Times Article
What if the Secret to Success Is Failure?
Peterson and Seligman, 24 Character Strengths
Grit and Ambition Scales
NPR This American Life
Aspen Ideas Festival Video
NPR Author Interview
Maclean's Article
