Student Test Scores Show That 'Grit' Is More Important Than IQ

[FarCenter]

What's the best predictor of success? IQ, talent, socioeconomic status, luck?

Nope. It's 'grit,' more than anything else.

Through her research at the University of Pennsylvania — and firsthand experience teaching in New York City's public schools —psychologist Angela Duckworth has found that the ability to withstand stress and move past failures to achieve a goal is the best indicator of future success.

"What struck me was that IQ was not the only difference between my best and my worst students," she shared in her recent TED talk. "Some of my strongest performers did not have stratospheric IQ scores. Some of my smartest kids weren't doing so well."

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[Poll_Blind]

1. I agree. I've even known some people who operated with a diminished physical or mental...

...capacity who outperformed others without such deficits, simply because they were born into a life which required them to hunker down and work hard to achieve many things we take for granted. The psychological tools to do that, you can't buy. They really help a person to succeed.

PB

[Brickbat]

2. Yes, but can you test and monetize it?

If not, it's worthless.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Pearson will be all over it in no time.

[FreakinDJ]

5. my AS degree out earns my 2 brothers BS degree 4 to 1

Because I have the grit to fight through

[leveymg]

4. "Grit" is just a more durable form of intelligence. It really comes down to

Last man standing.

[digonswine]

6. I'll stick with the good old-

FACT that school success is tied to income. Failure correlates with poverty. Grit just makes us with it to feel good.

[liberal_at_heart]

7. this is what gives me hope about my autistic son.

He struggles with his academics and social skills, but he just keeps on going. He shows a quiet determination and resourcesfullness.

[Buns_of_Fire]

8. "You know what? You've got spunk!" nt