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1、⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯最新资料推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯2016TEM4Mini-Lecturetext：WhatisGrit?Goodafternoon,everyone.Today,Iwouldliketotalkaboutmyresearchprojectconcerningthekeytosuccess.Iwouldliketostartmytopicwithmyownstory.WhenIwas27yearsold,Ileftaverydemandingjob:teachingseventhgradersmathinth
2、eNewYorkCitypublicschools.Andlikeanyteacher,Imadequizzesandtests.Igaveouthomeworkassignments.Whentheworkcameback,Icalculatedgrades.WhatstruckmewasthatIQwasnottheonlydifferencebetweenmybestandmyworststudents.SomeofmystrongestperformersdidnothavesuperIQscores.Someofmysmartestkidsweren'tdoi
3、ngsowell.ThenIfeltveryinterestedinknowingthereasonwhythestudents'mathperformanceisnotthatcloselyrelatedtotheirIQscores.[2]Istartedstudyingkidsandadultsinallkindsofchallengingsettings,andineverystudy[1]myquestionwas,whoissuccessfulhereandwhy?MyresearchteamandIwenttoWestPointMilitaryAcadem
4、y.Wetriedtopredictwhichstudentswouldstayinmilitarytrainingandwhichwoulddropout.[3]WewenttotheNationalSpellingContestandtriedtopredictwhichchildrenwouldadvancefarthestincompetition.Weworkedwithprivatecompanies,asking,whichofthesesalespeopleisgoingtokeeptheirjobs?Andwho'sgoingtoearnthemost
5、money?Wewenttomanyplaces,andfinallyonecharacteristicemergedasasignificantpredictorofsuccess.Anditwasn'tsocialintelligence.Itwasn'tgoodlooks,physicalhealth,anditwasn'tIQ.Itwasgrit.Whatisgrit?Well,[4]gritispassionandperseveranceforverylong-termgoals.Gritisstickingwithyourfuture,dayin,dayou
6、t,notjustforthe1⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯最新资料推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯week,notjustforthemonth,butforyears,[5]andworkingreallyhardtomakethatfutureareality.[6]Gritislivinglifelikeit'samarathon,notasprint.Afewyearsago,IstartedstudyinggritintheChicagopublicschools.Iaskedthousandsofhighschooljunior
7、stotakegritquestionnaires,andthenwaitedaroundmorethanayeartoseewhowouldgraduate.[7]Itturnedoutthatgrittierkidsweresignificantlymorelikelytograduate,evenwhenImatchedthemoneverycharacteristicIcouldmeasure,thingslikefamilyincome,testscoresandsoon.Tome,themostshockingthingabo
