Tagged as: Grit
Series: Hear from the Experts
Working in STEM Fields Is Possible through Hard Work, Not Genetics
April 14, 2015
"Math skills are increasingly important for getting good jobs these days—so believing you can’t learn math is especially self-destructive. We also believe that math is the area where America’s 'fallacy of inborn ability' is the most entrenched. If we can convince you that anyone can learn math, it should be a short step to convincing you that you can learn just about anything, if you work hard enough."
Series: Focus on the Child November 3, 2014
Composing Shapes through Gesture with Child 10
This pre-k English Language Learner uses gesture to articulate math ideas while putting together a shape puzzle.
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags English Language Learner, Gesture, Correction, Child 10, Grit
Series: Hear from the Experts October 31, 2014
Got Grit? Angela Lee Duckworth on Educational Perseverance
In this TED Talk, you’ll hear from Angela Lee Duckworth, the psychologist who coined the term "grit." She discusses her research and offers some brief ideas on how to motivate kids to be gritty.
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Correction, Grit
Series: Focus on the Child March 3, 2013
Parts & Wholes with Child 27
A child computes how many are missing from a larger group.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Animals, Correction, Child 27, Grit
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