How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character - Brossura

Tough, Paul

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ISBN 10: 0544104404 ISBN 13: 9780544104402

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2013

Riassunto

Challenges conventional views about standardized testing to argue that success is more determined by self-discipline, character and optimism, describing the work of pioneering researchers and educators whose insights into childhood stress and economic disadvantages have enabled effective new teaching methods. 75,000 first printing.

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"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."—Annie Murphy Paul, The New York Times Book Review "Drop the flashcards - grit, character, and curiosity matter even more than cognitive skills. A persuasive wake-up call."—People Magazine

"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. How Children Succeed will change the way you think about children. But more than that: it will fill you with a sense of what could be." — Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here

"[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."—Jay Mathews, Washington Post

In this concise book, Tough provides deep research, expert testimony, and eloquently described reallife characters tomake his case....The book is divided into five chapters—four of them"how to" chapters, detailing how to fail, build character, think, and succeed. In each, he details innovative programs, groundbreaking experts, and compelling stories of children, some of whom have fought great adversity to get to college, become expert chess players, or succeed in other ways."—Boston Globe

 

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“Drop the flashcards—grit, character, and curiosity matter even more than cognitive skills. A persuasive wake-up call.”—People

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. But in How Children Succeed, Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter more have to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, optimism, and self-control.

How Children Succeed introduces us to a new generation of 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 this new knowledge can transform young people’s lives. He uncovers the surprising ways in which parents do—and do not—prepare their children for adulthood. And he provides us with new insights into how to improve the lives of children growing up in poverty. This provocative and profoundly hopeful book will not only inspire and engage readers, it will also change our understanding of childhood itself.

“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.”—New York Times

“I learned so much reading this book and I came away full of hope about how we can make life better for all kinds of kids.”—Slate

PAUL TOUGH is the author of Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America. He has written about education, child development, and poverty in The New Yorker and in cover stories for the New York Times Magazine, where he is a contributing writer. His journalism has also appeared in Slate, GQ, and Esquire, and on This American Life. Learn more at www.paultough.com or follow him on Twitter: @PaulTough.

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0544104404
• ISBN 13: 9780544104402
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 231