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A review by belwood303
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough
4.0
When I first came across this book I thought it was a modern parenting guide to help raise kids to be more successful but after reading it I find myself more motivated to personally be more successful. I don't know that there is any real advice for parents but I think middle schoolers and especially high schoolers (if it’s not too late for them to change their attitudes) would really benefit from learning about how character is developed.
Found it very interesting how some high school students are literally being protected from failure and how that paralyzes them later in life from even attempting to do things they want because of the possibility of failure (or success in the unknown). I really identified with that fear as a quarter-life crisis survivor and think this book has something to offer others who might be struggling with similar feelings.
Found it very interesting how some high school students are literally being protected from failure and how that paralyzes them later in life from even attempting to do things they want because of the possibility of failure (or success in the unknown). I really identified with that fear as a quarter-life crisis survivor and think this book has something to offer others who might be struggling with similar feelings.