Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance- Angela Duckworth
/Grit is on the Education Booklist. Click here to buy the book.
The following is in response to Angela’s desire to know what Geoffrey Canada thought was the best way to dig kids out of poverty.
Geoff Canada : “I’ll tell you straight. I’m a father of four. I’ve watched many, many kids who were not my own grow up. I may not have the random-assignment, double-blind studies to prove it, but I can tell you what poor kids need. They need all the things you and I give our own children. What poor kids need is a lot. But you can sum it up by saying that what they need is a decent childhood.”
Here is a TED talk given by Geoff, which is mentioned in the book.
Why, why, why does our education system look so similar to the way it did 50 years ago? Millions of students were failing then, as they are now -- and it's because we're clinging to a business model that clearly doesn't work.