Recently a friend sent me this article listed in The New York Times that takes on the question of the role or relationship of character and success in our schools. If I remember correctly, our good friend Mr. Artistotle liked to say that true character emerges through the practice and embodiment of good habits of mind. These habits are linked to our actions, perceptions and even thoughts so a noble sense of character is not judged merely by your actions but by the values embodied in your being in the world.
In a time where standardized test scores, quantitative achievement measures and merit based pay pressures run rampant in our schools, some are daring to argue something vaguely familiar to that notion - that the truer measurement of success cannot be found on paper but in the amount of "grit" a student shows in life. Life is tough, learning is hard, there's no happy morning song for that - but maybe if you can show a little bit of real toughness, you may have a chance to make it after all...
I'm curious to see what you make of this - Enjoy!
Article NY Times: Click Here
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