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Grit
Grit
notes, using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the talk for each blank.
- 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) _______________ .