Exploring Grit: Passion and Perseverance in Success

The speaker shares their journey from management consulting to teaching, highlighting the importance of grit over IQ in achieving success. Through research in various challenging environments, grit emerges as a key predictor of success. The speaker discusses the challenges of fostering grit in students and introduces the growth mindset as a potential solution, emphasizing the need for further research and testing of educational strategies.

What was the speaker's job before she became a teacher?

• Financial Analyst

• Management Consultant

• Marketing Manager

• Software Developer

What did the speaker notice about her students' performance?

• All students performed equally well.

• Students with high IQs always performed the best.

• Some students with lower IQs performed better than those with higher IQs.

• Only students with high IQs performed well.

What did the speaker decide to study in graduate school?

• Business Administration

• Sociology

• Psychology

• Education

What was the main question the speaker's research team sought to answer?

• What makes a good teacher

• How to reduce dropout rates

• Who is successful and why

• How to improve IQ scores

Which characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success in the speaker's research?

• Physical health

• Grit

• Social intelligence

• Good looks

How does the speaker define grit?

• Physical endurance

• High IQ and quick learning

• Passion and perseverance for long-term goals

• Short-term enthusiasm

What did the speaker find about grittier kids in the Chicago public schools?

• They had lower test scores.

• They were less likely to graduate.

• They were more likely to graduate.

• They felt less safe at school.

What is the most surprising thing about grit according to the speaker?

• That it is not important

• That it is related to talent

• How little we know about building it

• How easy it is to build

What concept does the speaker suggest might help build grit in kids?

• Physical training

• Fixed mindset

• Talent development

• Growth mindset

What does the speaker emphasize as necessary for developing effective methods to foster grit?

• Ignoring failures

• Testing and measuring ideas

• Focusing only on talent

• Avoiding challenges