TOPIC: Grit, Confidence, and Intuition.

This week, Dan and Merlin begin a conversation on what researchers and educators are learning about why students of all ages do or don't succeed. Yes, it's about intelligence and other cognitive skills, but it's also about tenacity, courage, self-restraint, and resolve.

It's really about grit.

See our show notes for lots of links to the stuff that inspired our topic, but definitely tune in for Merlin's slight addendum to the formula: mixing in our growing confidence in our own intuition.
Links for this episode:Back to School | This American LifeWhat if the Secret to Success Is Failure? - NYTimes.comkung fu grippe • [MP3] Back to School | This American Life ...TwitterHow Children Succeed: Grit,Curiosity,and the Hidden Power of Character: Paul Tough: 9780547564654: Amazon.com: BooksPaul Tough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWhat Makes a Good Teacher? - NYTimes.com‘How Children Succeed,’ by Paul Tough - NYTimes.comAmazon.com: Seven (Single Disc Edition): Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. McGinley, Darius Khondji, David Fincher, Arnold Kopelson, Phyllis Carlyle, Gianni Nunnari, Dan Kolsrud, Anne Kopelson, Andrew Kevin Walker: Movies & TVAmazon.com: Seven: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. McGinley: Amazon Instant VideoGeneral Educational Development - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGrit (personality trait) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaTeams - Back to WorkEXCLUSIVE - Waffle House grill cook cheat sheet | Flickr - Photo Sharing!The J-Walk Blog: Waffle House Code Cracked[SPONSOR] Igloo Software (Check out our **amazing** "Back to Work" community)Grit, character and academic success: thoughtlessness, part 3 « Granted, but…Response: An Interview With Paul Tough On Character & Schools - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher'Children Succeed' With Character, Not Test Scores : NPRHow Children Succeed book excerpt: What the most boring test in the world tells us about motivation and IQ. - Slate MagazineWhy kids need to fail to succeed in school - The Globe and MailThe Future of Self-Improvement, Part I: Grit Is More Important Than Talent :: Articles :: 99UThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde - Project GutenbergLady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde - Project GutenbergThe Importance of Being Earnest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaI have nothing to declare but my geniusSleep Cycle Alarm Clock for iOSYour Nice New OutfitYour Nice New Outfit: ArchiveYour Nice New Outfit | Jean 1977Your Nice New Outfit | Kitty and LockheedGiant-Size X-MannMonday is D day for bags, a dime apiece - SFGatefastball special - Google SearchFastball Special - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaDock Ellis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSe7en (1995) - IMDbAggressive S.F. panhandlers, tourist complaints up - SFGateOscar Wilde's 1895 MartyrdomYour Nice New OutfitYummy, Yummy X-Men | Flickr - Photo Sharing!Structured ProcrastinationHere's The Thing: Chris Rock - WNYCThis week's episode of Back to Work is sponsored by Igloo Software. Check out our amazing B2W community site!

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