He has learned how two kids of equal abilities can have wildly different outcomes, and how kids with certain character traits can narrow the achievement gap. (theglobeandmail.com)
Trials will be conducted in schools to assess whether there are links between interventions, the development of certain character traits, success at school and longer - term outcomes. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
The idea is that one of the most important ways children succeed in life is by mastering certain character traits like perseverance, self - control, conscientiousness. (npr.org)