{"product_id":"how-children-succeed-grit-curiosity-and-the-hidden-power-of-character-isbn-9780544104402","title":"How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A persuasive wake-up call.\"—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the award-winning journalist Paul Tough, a provocative and profound examination of child development, success, and character—an insightful study that reveals the power to transform young people’s lives. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy 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 \u003ci\u003eHow Children Succeed\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul Tough argues that success has more to do with character—a set of noncognitive skills that includes perseverance, curiosity, optimism, and self-control. In this groundbreaking study grounded in psychology and neuroscience, 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 developing character strengths like grit 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is our modern focus on test scores and IQ failing so many children—and what does the science of child development say we should be focusing on instead?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Character Hypothesis:\u003c\/b\u003e An exploration of why qualities like perseverance, curiosity, and self-control are more predictive of long-term success than IQ scores from preschool to the SATs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Science of Stress:\u003c\/b\u003e A look at the groundbreaking neuroscience revealing how childhood adversity shapes the developing brain, and how nurturing relationships can reverse the damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow Character is Built:\u003c\/b\u003e From the classrooms of innovative schools to the labs of leading psychologists, discover how traits like grit and self-discipline are not born, but made.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRethinking Education:\u003c\/b\u003e A new roadmap for parents and educators that moves beyond the achievement gap and focuses on creating environments where all children can thrive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Drop the flashcards - grit, character, and curiosity matter even more than cognitive skills. A persuasive wake-up call.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePeople Magazine \u003c\/em\u003e\"In this absorbing and important book, Tough explains why American children from both ends of the socioeconomic spectrum are missing out on these essential experiences. … The book illuminates the extremes of American childhood: for rich kids, a safety net drawn so tight it’s a harness; for poor kids, almost nothing to break their fall.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Annie Murphy Paul,　\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \"An engaging book that casts the school reform debate in a provocative new light. … [Tough] introduces us to a wide-ranging cast of characters — economists, psychologists, and neuroscientists among them — whose work yields a compelling new picture of the intersection of poverty and education.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Thomas Toch,　\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Monthly \u003c\/em\u003e\"Mr. Tough’s new book,　How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character, combines compelling findings in brain research with his own first-hand observations on the front lines of school reform. He argues that the qualities that matter most to children’s success have more to do with character – and that parents and schools can play a powerful role in nurturing the character traits that foster success. His book is an inspiration. It has made me less of a determinist, and more of an optimist.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Margaret Wente,　\u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eHow Children Succeed\u003c\/em\u003e　is a must-read for all educators. It’s a fascinating book that makes it very clear that the conventional wisdom about child development is flat-out wrong.\"\u003cbr\u003e—School Leadership Briefing  \"I loved this book and the stories it told about children who succeed against big odds and the people who help them. … It is well-researched, wonderfully written and thought-provoking.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Siobhan Curious,　Classroom as Microcosm \"\u003cem\u003eHow to Succeed\u003c\/em\u003e　takes readers on a high-speed tour of experimental schools and new research, all peppered with anecdotes about disadvantaged youths overcoming the odds, and affluent students meeting enough resistance to develop character strengths.\"\u003cbr\u003e—James Sweeney,　\u003cem\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/em\u003e \"[This] wonderfully written new book reveals a school improvement measure in its infancy that has the potential to transform our schools, particularly in low-income neighborhoods.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Jay Mathews,　\u003cem\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/em\u003e\"Nurturing successful kids doesn’t have to be a game of chance. There are powerful new ideas out there on how best to equip children to thrive, innovations that have transformed schools, homes, and lives. Paul Tough has scoured the science and met the people who are challenging what we thought we knew about childhood and success. And now he has written the instruction manual. Every parent should read this book – and every policymaker, too.\" \u003cbr\u003e— Charles Duhigg, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Power of Habit\u003c\/em\u003e \"I wish I could take this compact, powerful, clear-eyed, beautifully written book and put it in the hands of every parent, teacher and politician. At its core is a notion that is electrifying in its originality and its optimism: that character — not cognition — is central to success, and that character can be taught.　\u003cem\u003eHow Children Succeed\u003c\/em\u003e　will change the way you think about children. But more than that: it will fill you with a sense of what could be.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Alex Kotlowitz, author of \u003cem\u003eThere Are No Children Here \u003c\/em\u003e\"Turning the conventional wisdom about child development on its head, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e editor Tough argues that non-cognitive skills (persistence, self-control, curiosity, conscientiousness, grit and self-confidence) are the most critical to success in school and life....Well-written and bursting with ideas, this will be essential reading for anyone who cares about childhood in America. \" \u003cbr\u003e— STARRED \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e  “This American Life contributor Tough (\u003cem\u003eWhatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America\u003c\/em\u003e) tackles new theories on childhood education with a compelling style that weaves in personal details about his own child and childhood. Personal narratives of administrators, teachers, students, single mothers, and scientists lend support to the extensive scientific studies Tough uses to discuss a new, character-based learning approach.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890007044325,"sku":"NP9780544104402","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544104402.jpg?v=1730232360","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/how-children-succeed-grit-curiosity-and-the-hidden-power-of-character-isbn-9780544104402","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}