In Paul Tough's new book How
Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character, the author argues that the qualities that matter most to children's success, now and later in life, have more to do with character — and that parents and schools can play a powerful role in nurturing the character traits that foster
Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the
Hidden Power of Character, the author argues that the qualities that matter most to
children's success, now and later in life, have more to do with character — and that parents and schools can play a powerful role in nurturing the character traits that foster
children's success, now and later in life, have more to do with character — and that parents and schools can play a powerful role in
nurturing the character traits that foster success.
What Gove recognises is that many of these
children have «
hidden» skills and areas of excellence that, if recognised, developed, respected and
nurtured, can transform a
child from a life of poverty to one of fulfilment and lucrative independence from state support.