ABSTRACT
Studying intelligence began as a very practical matter: Educators needed to identify which students would need special help in school, and the military needed to quickly assess the abilities of its recruits. Self-discipline is the ability to control an impulse in order to overcome a weakness. However, there is an important part the people play as a teacher. The influence self-discipline has on student achievement is astounding. Perseverance is a behavior, a purposeful action to pursue a goal or task despite obstacles. Common sense tells the reader about the importance of passion in their enjoyment of something. Most of the reader entered the field of education because the people want to make a difference in children’s lives. Of course, it’s most important that students recognize grit in themselves and those around them. Self-discipline and passion are also important to the people understanding of grit.
