Of all the authors we have read, I agree on some points from each of them. Some less, others more. I think that the previous blog post where we ranked the importance of the blogs that we have read is the best reference I have in writing about which author I agree with the most. I ranked Jerry Large's article "Gift of grit, curiosity help Kids succeed" the most. It was a shorter reading compared to most we have read and gives information in an easy to understand, conversational manner.
He mentions another author, "Tough also has a new book about what it takes for a child to make it: "How children succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character". Large writes, "As the title says, if you want success, build character and the rest will follow." I believe that is an important lesson.
He later talks about the situations of two different schools. I found the information interesting in contrasting the two different styles. "The children at KIPP are overwhelmed with stress-inducing conditions in their lives. The children at Riverdale were shielded from the possibility of significant failure. They worked hard but weren't fundamentally challenged. A big part of building character is overcoming failure. Too much adversity is bad, but so is too little, which doesn't allow a child to build grit." What a profound statement.
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