"how children succeed" great read -- anyone?

[hillview]

I just finished "how children succeed"
http://www.amazon.com/How-Children-Succeed-Curiosity-Character/dp/0544104404
This is a really amazing book. Very interesting about kids in general and a lot of focus on kids who are at a disadvantage. Totally worth a read. Anyone read it? Want to discuss?

[brittone2]

I just finished "how children succeed"
http://www.amazon.com/How-Children-Succeed-Curiosity-Character/dp/0544104404
This is a really amazing book. Very interesting about kids in general and a lot of focus on kids who are at a disadvantage. Totally worth a read. Anyone read it? Want to discuss?

I am interested in reading it. NPR had a show on one day about grit, and I believe the author of this book was a contributor. We enjoyed the book Mindset (recommended here on the BBB) a lot as well. My eldest is very bright and talented but can at times be very perfectionistic, so developing grit has long been something on our radar.

[abh5e8]

looks good...i just downloaded from my library to my kindle. i read a similar article (i think) just today. its very interesting!!

http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/

[buttercup]

I did, and I liked it, but I don't think I got anymore from reading the book than from hearing his NPR interview. And frankly some of these arguments start to feel slightly recycled "children need to be securely attached and have basic needs met before succeeding academically"...OK. I do find more fascinating the concept of "grit", etc. But even there again, the book does not exactly share how to go about helping to build that with your average middle class kid whose parent is more likely to read this book. Wow I must be in a bad mood tonight. I heard a long NPR (local station) interview with the author and did not feel reading the book was incremental to that I guess.