The education elite wunderkinds who dreamed this up didn’t think how utterly subjective and useless grading a student’s grit and tenacity is.
Data Mine Students to Measure Grit?
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology published a report back in February entitled “Promoting Grit, Tenacity and Perseverance: Critical Factors for Success in the 21st Century.” From the executive summary: How can we best prepare children and adolescents to thrive in the 21st century—an era of achievement gaps that must be closed […]