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Paul Tough

Early Learning
June 20, 2016

Inspire but don't test for vital qualities of mind like grit

Paul Tough discusses the highlights of his new book, "Helping Children Succeed."

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Social and emotional learning gaining new focus under Common Core

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Success comes from grit – and plenty of helping hands along the way

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The grit factor: hard to measure, hard to succeed without

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How can the content of character be measured? And should it be?

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