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"In psychology, intelligence is not the primary predictor of success. It is the ability to persevere in hardship, persist and learn after failure, and have a resilient spirit in the face of obstacles. Intelligence is a gift that can be developed and nurtured, but continuing on a difficult path when the gratification is far away? That is an invaluable skill for all of us to learn."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Grit seems to be getting a lot of press these days, and this post provides 16 suggestions on what we might do in our classrooms to help students " resilient spirit". You may already be using some of the ideas provided in the post but there will probably be a few new ones you might like to incorporate. Five ideas are listed below. Click through to the post to read all sixteen (and to see additional information on each). * Give an assignment that isn't meant to have a perfect ending * Use educational simulation games * Offer positive distractors to help during difficult tasks * Avoid the "all or nothing" disease 
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