This episode critically dissects Angela Duckworth's influential "Grit" concept, exploring its definition, popularization through a best-selling book and TED Talk, and its significant impact on education policy. It reveals how the concept's predictive power was often overstated and less effective than traditional measures like IQ or SAT scores, ultimately leading to its decline in policy relevance and a critique of its underlying ideology.
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"Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint."
"The proponents of grit have not only claimed that grit is an excellent predictor of success, but also that grit is a better predictor of success than other variables such as cognitive ability, admissions test scores, or physical fitness. This does not appear to be correct."
— Marcus Credet
"It would be counterproductive and ultimately cruel to focus on individual characteristics without also considering the economic and social terrain on which those characteristics play out."
— Mike Rose