Persistence

Web Resources Related to Persistence that Parents and Teachers Can View/Discuss with their Older Children.

(For best results, Google the bolded words for each article or video)

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance – Angela Duckworth left a high-powered career in consulting to become a middle school teacher where she quickly realized that IQ alone did not insure success.  Instead, she began to study the power of grit in determining success for both the talented and the less talented students.  In this video, she explains her theory of grit and the ways that it helps to determine success for all.

5+ Ways to Develop a Growth Mindset Using Grit and Resilience– Kori Miller uses the Angela Duckworth TedTalk as a tool for understanding the importance of grit in determining success for students.  This article includes examples of grit, ways to develop grit, and grit team building activities.  There are also sections on explaining what a growth mindset is and its connection to grit and resilience.

Stick with It: Encouraging Persistence in Kids– Rebecca Parlakian, writing for parents at PBS Kids, discusses things parents can do to help children develop persistence.  Rebecca shares the story of her two children- one who naturally developed a persistent spirit of mind, but the other who struggled with persistence from an early age.  She offers strategies for parenting both types of children.

5 Parenting Tips for Raising Resilient, Self-Reliant Kids – In this TedTalk Video, Tameka Montgomery describes personal experiences with her own children that helped her raise three boys who are resilient and self-reliant. Tameka encourages parents to raise up kids who act and think like an entrepreneur.

Teaching Young Kids Persistence: How to Help Your Children Stick with It (No Matter What)– Leslie Crawford writing for Great Schools lists seven strategies for teaching children persistence. This article and the one above are worth considering for the different terminology they use to achieve similar goals.

Secrets of Success– Richard St. John discusses seven years of interviews in which he asks people what has led to their success.  He condenses a two-hour high school presentation into a three minute TedTalk.  His conclusions are that success is led by passion, hard work, being good at something, focus, push, serving others, creating ideas, and persistence.

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