How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (37 page)

Felitti, Vincent,
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Feng, Danny (student),
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Fenger High School in Chicago,
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See also
Dozier, Elizabeth; Gaston, Thomas (“Mush”); Jones, Keitha; Youth Advocate Programs

Fierst, Karen,
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financial need, definition of,
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Finneran, Michael,
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firehouse effect,
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Fisher, Donald,
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Fisher, Doris,
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Fisher, Philip,
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Flemister, Faith,
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flow (state),
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follow through,
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foster parents,
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Freakonomics
(Levitt and Dubner),
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Fryer, Roland,
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Galvin, John,
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gang violence,
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Garcia, Sebastian (IS 318 student),
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Gaston, Thomas (“Mush”),
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Gates, Steve,
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Gates Foundation,
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GED (General Educational Development) program,
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genius, and deliberate practice,
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Genius in Chess
(Levitt),
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Gintis, Herbert,
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Gladwell, Malcolm,
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Goldin, Claudia,
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Goleman, Daniel,
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government policies

aid to poor and,
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failures of,
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teacher quality and,
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grit

advantaged students and,
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American values and,
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definition of,
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KIPP advantages over Riverdale and,
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measurement of,
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too much,
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Grit Scale,
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group identity,
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growth mindset,
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habits, and character,
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See also
thinking habits, and chess

Hanushek, Eric,
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Hart, Betty,
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Heckman, James, xvi–xxi,
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Herrnstein, Richard,
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High School Transformation initiative (Chicago),
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High School Turnaround initiative (Chicago),
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Holder, Eric,
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HPA (“hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal”) axis,
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Huberman, Ron,
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“implementation intentions,”
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incentive processing system,
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incentives.
See also
motivation

effectiveness of,
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neurological system and,
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teacher quality and,
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indulging strategies,
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industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology,
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infant brain chemistry,
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intelligence.
See also
cognitive hypothesis

ACT as measure of,
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and chess,
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IQ tests and,
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malleability of,
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M&M study and,
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poverty and,
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Intermediate School 318 in Brooklyn.
See also
Spiegel, Elizabeth

chess program at,
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teaching techniques at,
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interpersonal self-control,
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interventions

effectiveness of, in adolescence,
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and executive functions,
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with parents,
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and prefontal cortex,
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and stereotype threat,
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IQ.
See
intelligence

Irish Chess Union study,
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Ivy League student career choices,
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James, William,
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Jay-Z (rapper),
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Jobs, Steve,
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Johns Hopkins University,
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Johnson, Lyndon B. (U.S. president),
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Jones, Keitha (YAP student),
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Kaiser Permanente ACE study,
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Kamsky, Gata,
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Kane, Thomas,
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Kasparov, Garry,
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Katz, Lawrence,
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Kennedy, John F. (U.S. president),
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Kessler, David,
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Kindlon, Dan,
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King, Matt,
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KIPP middle schools

achievement gap and,
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character-development approach at,
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character report card at,
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college success and,
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discipline and,
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Duckworth workshop at,
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first cohort at,
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school culture at,
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KIPP Through College program,
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Knights of the South Bronx
(movie),
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Knowledge Is Power Program.
See
KIPP middle schools

Kotlowitz, Alex,
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Kozol, Jonathan,
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Kumon preschool tutoring (Junior Kumon),
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Kwak, James,
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Lapshun, Yuri,
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leadership principles at OneGoal,
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Learned Optimism
(Seligman),
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Leonardo, Ms. (Red Bank teacher),
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Lerma, Kewauna (ACE Tech student), xxi–xxiii,
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Levin, David,
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See also
KIPP middle schools

achievement gap and,
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character strengths and,
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paternalism and,
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Randolph and,
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Levine, Madeline,
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Levitt , Jonathan,
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Levitt, Steven,
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Levitt equation,
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LG (“licking and grooming”) study,
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Li, Brian,
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Lieberman, Alicia,
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long-term goals.
See
delayed gratification; self-control

Lou, Eddie,
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Luthar, Suniya,
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McClain, Dylan,
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McConico, Marla,
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Mac Donald, Heather,
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McEwen, Bruce,
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McPherson, Michael S.,
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Makayla (Chicago infant),
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make-up programs,
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Marks, Mindy,
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Marshall, Frank,
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Marshall Chess Club,
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marshmallow test,
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Masterman Middle School in Philadelphia,
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Mathews, Jay,
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“mature dramatic play,”
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MCII.
See
Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII)

Meaney, Michael,
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Measures of Effective Teaching project,
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“mediators,”
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medical risk indicators,
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Mental Contrasting with Inplementation Intentions (MCII),
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mental health, and childhood trauma,
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metacognition,
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methylation,
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mindset, malleability of,
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Minnesota attachment study,
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Mischel, Walter,
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M&M studies,
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Moffitt, Terrie,
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“moral character,”
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moral laws, and character,
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motivation,
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character strengths and,
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personality and,
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volition and,
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Mott Hall School,
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Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Preschoolers,
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Murray, Charles,
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National Center for Education Research,
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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY),
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National Scholastic K-
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Chess Championship,
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Negron, Joseph,
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Nelson, Jeff,
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neurological system development

adolescence and,
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New Leaders for New Schools program,
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New Trier Township High School,
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New York
magazine,
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New York Times
(newspaper),
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New York Times Magazine,
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NLSY.
See
National Longitudianl Survey of Youth (NLSY)

No Child Left Behind law,
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“noncognitive academic skills,”
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noncognitive skills.
See also
character strengths; conscientiousness; grit; self-control

achievement gap and,
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dropping out and,
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OneGoal leadership principles and,
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success and, xix–xxi,
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