Really, what matters in the long run is sticking with things and working daily to get better at them. Angela Duckworth More Quotes by Angela Duckworth More Quotes From Angela Duckworth When people think of the word 'drive,' they often think you have it or you don't, and that's where we're wrong. Drive is something that can be encouraged by a wonderful teacher, by a terrific classroom environment, by an awesome soccer team that you are on, and it can be squashed as well. Angela Duckworth driveyouteacherpeople The parenting style that is good for grit is also the parenting style good for most other things: Be really, really demanding, and be very, very supportive. Angela Duckworth thingsgoodparentingstyle I was a good novice teacher, but I did the things that were obvious. I stayed for lunch for extra tutoring, gave kids my cell phone, and was available. In my first year of teaching, I ended up doubling the math time that a conventional school would have. But I don't think any of these things were path-breaking or unusual. Angela Duckworth goodtimeteacherschool The words that we use I think are symbolic of the values that we hold. Angela Duckworth i-thinkwordsthinkvalues Grit may carry risk because it's about putting all your eggs in one basket, to some extent. Angela Duckworth yoursomegritrisk
