Questions and Answers
True or false:IQ is the only factor that determines success in school and life.
False
True or false: Grit is not a significant predictor of success.
False
True or false: Grittier kids are less likely to graduate from high school.
False
True or false: Talent is always the main factor in making a person gritty.
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True or false: Growth mindset is the best idea for building grit in kids.
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True or false: There is currently enough research to fully understand how to build grit in individuals.
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True or false: The author of the text used to work in education before becoming a psychologist.
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True or false: The author's focus on studying grit led them to leave a demanding job in management consulting.
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True or false: Grit is about living life as a sprint, not a marathon.
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True or false: The need to cultivate grit in children is emphasized in the text.
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Study Notes
- IQ is not the only factor that determines success in school and life.
- Grit, or passion and perseverance for long-term goals, is a significant predictor of success.
- Grittier kids are more likely to graduate from high school.
- Talent does not necessarily make a person gritty.
- The best idea for building grit in kids is growth mindset.
- More research is needed to understand how to build grit in individuals.
- The author left a demanding job in management consulting to become a teacher.
- The author later became a psychologist and studied grit in various settings.
- Grit is living life like a marathon, not a sprint.
- We need to be gritty about getting our kids grittier.
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