What We’re Watching: True Grit: Can Perseverance Be Taught?

Angela Duckworth, a leading researcher on the topic of grit and educational achievement, presented her research on how non-cognitive competencies can predict academic and professional success at a TEDx event.  Duckworth is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

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