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Book Review

Abstract

In an effort to help students succeed we steep them in homework, emphasize the importance of grades, and, to some extent, convey that test scores are the only goal that students should aspire for. There is probably an underlying assumption that somehow test scores will translate into an ability to navigate difficult life circumstances and also lead to a happy life. Paul Tough questions these well-intentioned assumptions in his book How Children Succeed. He grapples with questions that we as educators, policymakers and parents constantly struggle with: “Which skills and traits really (italics added) lead to success? How do these skills develop?”

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articles

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Education--Parent participation; Academic achievement; Motivation in education; Children with social disabilities--Education; Success in children; Interpersonal relations

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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Text

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