Entries for the 'Resilience After Failure or Difficulty' Category

In this interview on NPR, olympic swimmer Cullen Jones discusses, among other things, early challenges that he faced as a swimmer. Throughout the inte...

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Salma Hussein, Valedictorian of English High in Boston, tells David Boeri of WBUR that the theme of her graduation speech is "that you can be successf...

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Don't let the title fool you - this article doesn't make a case against compassion in the classroom.  Teacher Ellen Berg argues, rather, that too...

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In her blog for The Wall Street Journal, Sue Shellenbarger writes about the issue of helping kids with homework, and whether or not parents should ste...

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Despite some controversy, Wesleyan University has joined the list of American colleges offering classes to inmates.  Wesleyan, however, may be th...

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Nicholas Kristof writes for the New York Times that, "of all the people earning university degrees this year, perhaps the most remarkable story belong...

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One reason that many girls don't develop an aptitude for math and science, writes Lisa Damour, may be that they aren't encouraged to explore how thing...

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Thousands of South African children marched in protest this week to request "more information and knowledge," in the words of ninth-grade student, Abo...

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A must-read article from The Boston Globe about the importance of "grit" (the ability to define a long-term goal and stick to reaching it, no matter w...

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