I’ve just finished my three-part series on grit over at Education Week Teacher, and a new study has come out highlighting the need to be strategic when we use it.

Give Up: New research shows that grit can be costly and unnecessary is from The Atlantic, and provides a good summary of the new study.

Here are a couple of excerpts:

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I’m adding this post to The Best Resources For Learning About “Grit.”

And here’s a good song to go along with it: