My posts on “grit”:
SchoolED Podcast: Paul Thomas on Grit, Slack, and the Effects of Poverty on Learning
UPDATED (Again): Grit, Education Narratives Veneer for White, Wealth Privilege
NPR Whitewashes “Grit” Narrative
Shiny Happy People: NPR, “Grit,” and “Myths that Deform” pt. 2
The Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates Achievement
The “Grit” Narrative, “Grit” Research, and Codes that Blind
Misreading “Grit”: On Treating Children Better than Salmon or Sea Turtles
Kids Count on Public Education, Not Grit or “No Excuses”
Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes ‘Accountability’ Cultivates Failure
An Open Apology, with Explanations: Math, Behaviorism, and “Grit”
Snow Blind: “Trapped in the Amber of This Moment”
From Ira Socol:
Paul Tough v. Peter Høeg – or – the Advantages and Limits of “Research”
“Grit” Part 2 – Is “Slack” What Kids Need?
“Grit” – Part 3: Is it “an abundance of possibility” our kids need?
Grit Part 4: Abundance, Authenticity, and the Multi-Year Mentor
Angela Duckworth’s Eugenics – the University of Pennsylvania and the MacArthur Foundation
From Katie Osgood:
Ignoring Mental Health in the Grit Debate
And (please see the discussion thread):
Does “Grit” Need Deeper Discussion?
Note Living in Dialogue post from Lauren Anderson, EdWeek Editor’s Note, and comments:
Lauren Anderson: Grit, Galton, and Eugenics
And a consideration of Anderson:
Grit and Galton; Is psychological research into traits inherently problematic? Cedar Rienar
Also
I Think a MacArthur Genius Is Wrong About ‘Grit,’ John Warner
Got Grit? Dena Simmons
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