Today I want to share a great TED Talk with you. The title caught my attention; GRIT: The power of passion and perseverance, by Angela Duckworth. After listening, I’m convinced we’ve got to pay a lot more attention to Grit as a quality we want our kids develop.
The kids in our area have been out of school for three weeks now and while I’m delighted to see my grandson enjoying his summer “off,” I can’t help thinking school is going to be back sooner than we think. If you have a child that struggled with their times tables at the end of fourth grade, fifth grade is coming soon, and without practice over the summer, fifth grade is going to be even harder. What to do?
