Tough, Paul.

How children succeed : grit, curiosity, and the hidden power of character Paul Tough. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2012. - xxiv, 231 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references(p. [203]-222) and index.

How to fail (and how not to) -- How to build character -- How to think -- How to succeed -- A better path.

This book introduces us to a new generation of researchers and educators who, for the first time, are using the tools of science to peel back the mysteries of character. Through their stories, and the stories of the children they are trying to help, the author traces the links between childhood stress and life success. He uncovers the surprising ways in which parents do, and do not, prepare their children for adulthood. And he provides us with new insights into how to help children growing up in poverty.

9780547564654 27.00

2012019000


Early childhood education--United States.
Cognitive styles in children--United States.

LB1139.25 / .T68 2012