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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780544104402)
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x"A persuasive wake-up call."--People
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the award-winning journalist Paul Tough, a provocative and profound examination of childhood success and character--an insightful study that reveals the power to transform young people's lives.
Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. In How Children Succeed, Paul Tough argues that success has more to do with character--skills like perseverance, curiosity, optimism, and self-control. In this groundbreaking study, Tough introduces us to key researchers and educators, who, for the first time, are using the tools of science to peel back the mysteries of character. Through their stories--and the stories of the children they are trying to help--Tough reveals how character has the power to transform young people's lives. This provocative and profoundly hopeful book will not only inspire and engage readers--it will also change our understanding of childhood itself.
Author: Paul Tough
ISBN-10: 0544104404
ISBN-13: 9780544104402
Publisher: Mariner Books
Language: English
Published: 07/02/2013
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d
Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 08/25/2013 pg. 36
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the award-winning journalist Paul Tough, a provocative and profound examination of childhood success and character--an insightful study that reveals the power to transform young people's lives.
Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. In How Children Succeed, Paul Tough argues that success has more to do with character--skills like perseverance, curiosity, optimism, and self-control. In this groundbreaking study, Tough introduces us to key researchers and educators, who, for the first time, are using the tools of science to peel back the mysteries of character. Through their stories--and the stories of the children they are trying to help--Tough reveals how character has the power to transform young people's lives. This provocative and profoundly hopeful book will not only inspire and engage readers--it will also change our understanding of childhood itself.
Author: Paul Tough
ISBN-10: 0544104404
ISBN-13: 9780544104402
Publisher: Mariner Books
Language: English
Published: 07/02/2013
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d
Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 08/25/2013 pg. 36
By Paul Tough
xPAUL TOUGH is the author of Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America. He has written extensively about education, child development, and poverty in cover stories for the New York Times Magazine, and in The New Yorker, Slate, GQ, Esquire, and the New York Times.
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