I’m mindful that prominent research on “grit” has a complicated relationship to the uses to which “the ‘grit’ narrative” has been put in education, and the impacts “the ‘grit’ narrative” has had on our students, parents, teachers, and schools…
That said, here are some pieces that have helped to frame my current thinking about “the ‘grit’ narrative.” I’m grateful to all the educators, academics, and activists who shared them with me. Leading up to the #WholeChild twitter chat on “The Cult of Grit” on Sunday, March 20th, I shared these on Twitter:
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