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Paige Phelps talks with some truly gritty Houstonians to learn where that drive to succeed comes from. She also talks with officials at Pearland ISD about the basics of grit, which they teach to 10,000 students each year.
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Grit: Can Resilience Be Taught?
What makes a survivor? Grit (aka resilience) is a buzzword tossed around by social scientists these days who seek to define what makes successful people — or even cities — thrive. Why do some succeed when others don’t? Can such resilience be taught? Paige Phelps talks with some truly gritty Houstonians to learn where that […]
What makes a survivor? Grit (aka resilience) is a buzzword tossed around by social scientists these days who seek to define what makes successful people — or even cities — thrive. Why do some succeed when others don't? Can such resilience be taught?
