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Angela Lee Duckworth

Angela Lee Duckworth

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Angela tells us IQ was not the only difference between her best and her worst students. After analyzing thousands of data with her team, it turns out one characteristic makes the difference, it is grit.
安吉拉·李告诉我们，IQ的高低并不是决定学生成绩高低的唯一标准。经过上千份数据研究，结果表明，成功者最与众不同的一项特质是毅力。
So far, the best idea about building grit in kids is called growth mindset. It is the belief that the ability to learn is not fixed, that it can change with your effort. In addition, we need more, like we have to be willing to fail, to be wrong, to start over again with lessons learned, we need to be gritty to make our kids grittier.
目前，关于让孩子们更有毅力的最好办法被称为「成长型心态」。即，相信学习的能力不是固定的，而是可以通过努力来改变的。除此之外，我们需要更多的品质，比如愿意失败的能力，敢于出错，勇于重新来过。换句话说，我们需要在培养孩子毅力的同时，让自己也更有毅力。

4 New words

• grit
  n. 毅力
• demanding
  a. 费心的，费力的，要求很高的

requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill "found the job very demanding" , "a baby can be so demanding"

• stratospheric
  a. 最高的，最上层
• cadet
  n. 培训生，见习生，同义词trainee
• rookie
  n. 新成员，新手
• stamina
  n. 体力、耐力，持久力，同义词endurance

5 New sentences

• And that got me thinking.
• I came to the conclusion that what we need in education is a much better understanding of students and learning from a motivational perspective, from a psychological perspective.
• In education, the one thing we know how to measure best is IQ.
• One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success, and it wasn't social intelligence, it wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't IQ, it was grit.
• Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working very hard to make that future reality.
• Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.