ABSTRACT
Grit is comprised of passion and perseverance toward long-term goals. Talent provides the starting point, and effort only makes a person better and stronger within the area of talent, allowing for skill development. Although grit can facilitate high performance, keep in mind that students are not going to be gritty about taking standardized state tests. Students are unlikely to display grit as they work on math homework problems. The authors can teach them to persevere, but to reiterate Duckworth's definition, grit is passion and perseverance toward a long-term goal. The perseverance part of grit involves facing obstacles, setbacks, and dealing with failure, so they must support students with the environment and resources to allow grit to develop. The modeled expectations and provided opportunities allow students to experience and build qualities that will support the growth of grit. In addition, authors can weave grit into our classroom culture by ensuring that students have the resources that they need to reach goals.
