Character, Grit, Perseverance: Magic Bullet?

There's a lot of talk in education circles these days about character, grit and perseverance. To what extent can these qualities address some of the apparently intractable challenges we face in education?

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Dr. Debbie Silver is a 30-year veteran teacher. She is the author of the bestselling book, Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed. Jason Flom taught upper elementary teacher for 11 years and is now the Learning and Communications Director at Cornerstone Learning Community.