Grit; courage and resolve; strength of character.
In the "Angela Lee Duckworth: The key to success? Grit" video posted by a channel on Youtube called 'TED', Angela talks about what she firmly believes to be the Key to Success. Grit. She describes grit to be passion and perseverance for very long term goals. Angela analyzed every aspect of human life to determine who had grit and how they displayed it. She states that just because you're talented, doesn't mean you're going to follow through on your commitments or long term goals. Just because you're talented doesn't mean you have grit, and when you have grit, you're not always talented. Grit is determined by your growth mind set. It is the determination you have for yourself, under any circumstance. It appears that students aren't reaching their full potential based on their test scores, but that it doesn't mean that this is a fixed mind set that can't be changed. Youth can learn to be inspired and committed.
I strongly agree with what Angela has to say on her views of success. In order to inspire future generations, we must be willing to persevere when we fail. We can't give up after every failure, but instead to learn from it. To reach for those long terms goals when they seem so out of reach. In my personal life I have seen the lack of motivation far too often. There just doesn't seem to be much grit in students I interact with on a day-to-day basis, and often in myself. This isn't that say that we're not gifted; just often unwilling. With no motivation to reach their goals, youth today seem to be stuck in a phase of not knowing where they want to go because they've failed one too many times. How do we get out of this state and learn to be gritty? Believing that failure isn't permanent, as stated by Angela Lee Duckworth.
First thing I am struck by is the text here. Why is it highlighted in white? Did you write it elsewhere and paste it in? That should work as long as you click to undo the highlighting once it's pasted.
ReplyDeleteAs for you comments, you have hit the nail on the head. Well done! I like the message because it gives hope to those of use who are naturally artists, writers, athletes or whatever, to keep working because it will indeed pay off.
Two technical issues; 1. She "took in" every aspect, is awkward and I had to read it a couple of times to understand. I think you mean she "considered". 2. Day-to-day add hyphens.