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Grit is the determination to achieve long-term goals, often against difficult odds. The word grit is often used as an umbrella term to describe being resilient, persistent, and having the will to deal with and overcome obstacles. Because learning is often a challenge, a student's grit can make the difference between failing and making the grade. Students who develop grit can improve their academic performance through strengthened resiliency and perseverance. Grit traits become good habits that enable students to persist in the face of adversity, setbacks, and disappointments when pursuing their goals in school and out. Book provides a roadmap for incorporating grit-building into an existing curriculum. Discusses the key attributes of grit, the connection between motivation and grit, and shows the explicit connections between grit qualities and improvements in students attitude and performance. Presents dozens of explicit classroom-ready strategies for building the grit capacity of students that foster motivation and strengthen perseverance, and raise academic performance. Includes flexible strategies to differentiate instruction for all learners. Details the benefits of allowing students to struggle and even fail from time-to-time, and how to motivate them to recover from failures. Includes classroom routines for goal setting and reporting. Reproducible pages. | |