"I think they get into their 20s and 30s and they really feel lost - they feel like they never had those character-building experiences as adolescents, as kids, that really make a difference when they get to adulthood." "For some people, path to college is so easy that they can get out into life and they've never really been challenged," he tells NPR's David Greene. Tough explores this idea in his new book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character. Success, he argues, is about how young people build character. How?Ī child's success can't be measured in IQ scores, standardized tests or vocabulary quizzes, says author Paul Tough. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title How Children Succeed Subtitle Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character Author Paul Tough
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