Listen to the talk about about THE POWER OF GRIT, complete the following

notes, using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the talk for each blank.

1. Reasons for the research

- IQ was not the only difference between the best and the worst students.
+ The best (1) _____________ do not have the highest IQ, the smartest kid
didn’t do very well.
- Beliefs:
+ Every student could learn the material if they worked harder long enough
+ Students and learning should be better understood from a (2)
_____________ and (3) ______________ point of view.

2. Research question
- Who are successful and why?

3. Research method
- Participants: kids and adults in various (4) __________________: cadets in
WestPoint Military Academy, child competitors in National Spelling Bee,
teachers in tough neighborhoods, salespeople in companies.
- Try to find out who will succeed

4. Findings:
- A significant (5) _______________ of success is Grit, not social intelligence,
good look, (6) _______________ or IQ.
+ Grit means having passion and stamina, sticking with your future in the long
run and working hard to turn it into (7) _______________ .
+ Grit means living life like a marathon, not a (8) _______________ .

5. How to build Grit in children?

- Grit is often unrelated or even (9) ___________________ to talent.
- Grit is closely related to Growth Mindset
+ The ability to learn can change with effort, it’s not fixed
+ Kids with Growth Mindset tend to (10) ________________ when failing
because failure to them is not a permanent condition.
- Parents must be gritty themselves to make their kids grittier.