We have been teaching Grit for many years in our martial arts school. Mainstream Education is just now discovering that Grit is a key component of success and lifelong learning. Angela Lee Duckworth, in a TED Talk, describes Grit as Passion and Perseverance. She goes on to say that she has figured out how to measure it, and that grit is far more valuable than intelligence for academic success. Not surprisingly, she admits that she and others in her profession don’t know how to teach Grit.
Just like focus and self-regulation, we have been improving our skill, as non-traditional educators, in teaching Grit. It is important to understand that what Duckworth and others who only teach the stories of Grit, are missing, is that in addition to Passion and Perseverance, teaching Grit must also include Purpose.
For more information on how we teach Grit, along with Grace, Integrity, Compassion, and Joyfulness, come see us at one of our Miami Valley martial arts schools.
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