- @dwill9392 Thanks! (You two were clearly meant for each other.)
- "Ready To Be Counted": Very interesting new working paper on non-cognitive skills. https://t.co/hPENsNaNxM
- @pourmecoffee I don't think your early-December poll shows a 13-point Rudy lead, does it? He's tied w. Huck at 18. Trump has twice that now.
Print Articles & Interviews
Comment les Enfants Réussissent
Papa Positive (Paris), July 20, 2015
Een kwestie van karakter
Wouter Sanderse, Decazine (The Netherlands), June 2015
Glen Ellyn Book Discussion, Presentation to Focus on Children’s Success
Chicago Daily Herald, January 6, 2015
Paul Tough on What (Besides Tests) Should Count
Charles Taylor Kerchner, Education Week’s On California blog, December 10, 2014
¿Enseñar habilidades no cognitivas debe ser una prioridad?
Alejandro Ganimian, Preal education blog, December 9, 2014
Should Teaching “Soft” Skills Be a Priority?
Alejandro J. Ganimian, WISE Ed.review (Qatar), November 27, 2014
Curiosity and Grit Help Kids Succeed
TVO Parents (Toronto), November 24, 2014
Author Paul Tough’s Agenda for Helping More Children Succeed
Bridgespan Group Newsletter, November 2014
‘Philomena’ Writer Hired to Write Maritime Survival Tale ‘Speck in the Sea’
Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, November 12, 2014
Education Guru Paul Tough Says Grit Is the True Secret to Student Success
Louise Brown, Toronto Star, November 11, 2014
How Investors Succeed: 3 Crucial Insights From Education Experts
John Reeves, The Motley Fool, November 11, 2014
Science Book a Day Interviews Paul Tough
George Aranda, Science Book a Day, November 3, 2014
Paul Tough: As Children Reach Success
Czytamy Razem (Poland), November 2, 2014
Distinguished Speaker Paul Tough Gives Insight…
St. Margaret’s Episcopal School News (with photos), October 16, 2014
5 Things To Know So You Don’t Mess Up Your Kid
Blinkist on Medium, July 11, 2014
Five Character Traits That Help Kids Succeed
Notoya Green, Essence Magazine, July 9, 2014
Do You Really Have to Fail to Succeed?
Daniel McGinn, Harvard Business Review, July/August 2014
Teaching Kids to Be Successful
Scott Brinton, Merrick Herald (New York), June 26, 2014
Character Counts in Student Success, Researchers Say
Charles Honey, School News Network (Grand Rapids, Michigan), June 3, 2014
Book Club with a Purpose
Ralston Recorder (Nebraska), May 16, 2014
Non-Cognitive Skills (Interview with Paul Tough)
Tania Pescarini, Gestão Educacional/Educational Management (Brazil), May 2, 2014
Paul Tough: Success in Education Depends on Personality
Camila Guimaraes, Época (Brazil), April 4, 2014
“Often, trying to protect our children, we are doing more harm than good”
Iana Chan, Educar para Crescer (Brazil), March 28, 2014
School Focuses on the Skills Assessed on Academic Tests, Says Author
Clara Roman, Folha de S. Paulo (Brazil), March 24, 2014
Raising Successful Kids
Erin Grace, Omaha World-Herald, March 22, 2014
How to Have a Successful Child
Pravda (Slovakia), March 22, 2014
Champion of Children
Columbus Post, February 20, 2014
The Grit Factor in Success
Esther J. Cepeda, San Jose Mercury News, February 8, 2014
Paul Tough Speaking at Economic Club and Local High School
Monica Scott, Grand Rapids Press (Michigan), February 6, 2014
Paul Tough Speaks about Character and Adversity
Melissa Buckley, Living 60010 (Illinois), February 5, 2014
Author Discusses the ‘Adversity Gap’ with Barrington Parents, Teachers
Bridget O’Shea, Barrington Courier-Review (Illinois), February 5, 2014
Successful Students Have “Grit”
Rich Elfers, Enumclaw Courier-Herald (Washington), January 28, 2014
Book Discussion Group Great Source for Helping Students
Steve Matthews, Observer & Eccentric (Michigan), January 27, 2014
Education Summit Speaker: Spunk Matters More than Test Scores
Lake Wylie Pilot (North Carolina), January 22, 2014
Read of the Week: Raising Children with Character
Barrington Courier-Review (Illinois), January 15, 2014
Barrington Reads to Welcome Author Paul Tough
Barrington Courier-Review (Illinois), January 15, 2014
The Weinstein Co. Acquires New York Times Article “A Speck in the Sea”
The Hollywood Reporter, January 10, 2014
Q&A with Summit Keynote Speaker Paul Tough
Metro Magazine (Omaha, Nebraska), January 2014
Family New Year’s Resolutions: Commit to Change Together in 2014
Terri Peters, Today.com, January 1, 2014
New Insight into How Children Succeed
Yang Seon-ah, The Hankyoreh (Seoul), December 25, 2013 [Korean-language version here]
Paul Tough on Stress and Children’s Success
Maureen Kelleher, Fred Rogers Center blog, December 17, 2013
Curiosity, Integrity, Self-Discipline, Resilience
The Chosun Ilbo (Seoul), December 12, 2013
Alternative zum Boot Camp
Deutschlandradio Kultur (Germany), November 29, 2013
Lasting Change for Our Children
Greg Landsman and Patricia Nagelkirk, Cincinnati Enquirer, November 22, 2013
How Children Succeed review
Daniel Willingham: Science and Education Blog, October 29, 2013
Bye-bye IQ
Katharina Schmitz, Der Freitag (Germany), October 23, 2013
Kinder brauchen keine IQ-Trainer, sondern Mumm
Peter Praschl, Die Welt (Germany), October 15, 2013
Tough Discusses Attitudes Around Academic Success
The Boston College Heights, October 10, 2013
Character as Destiny and How Children Succeed
Everyday eBook, October 9, 2013
Joe Cozart reviews Paul Tough’s How Children Succeed
Research in Review, October 7, 2013
True Grit
Scholastic Instructor, Winter 2013
Your ‘Better School Day’ Book List
Jennifer Rainey Marquez, Parade, August 10, 2013
Three Cheers for School! Building a Better School Day
Michael Brick, Parade, August 10, 2013
Interview with Paul Tough on How Children Succeed
AlexChediak.com, July 17, 2013
My Summer Reading List
Bill Gates, The Gates Notes, July 9, 2013
“Az IQ nem minden” – interjú Paul Tough oktatáskutatóval
Vajna Tamas, Heti Világgazdaság magazine (Budapest), July 8, 2013
Best Beach Read—Paul Tough’s “How Children Succeed”
Julia Steiny, GoLocalProv (Providence, R.I.), July 3, 2013
Learned Helplessness
Bookforum, June/July/August 2013
Worn Down and Worn Out
Irene Carney and Tom Shields, Style Weekly (Richmond, Virginia), June 11, 2013
Project Parenthood
Isabel Berwick, Financial Times, June 7, 2013
Paul Tough Tells OC Crowd That an Adversity Gap in the U.S….
THINK Together blog, June 6, 2013
Closing the Adversity Gap
Joseph Pimentel, Orange County Register, June 5, 2013
Grit, Character and Other Noncognitive Skills
School Administrator, June 2013
Minneapolis Youth Programs Aim to Empower Today’s Kids
Jeremy Olson, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, May 30, 2013
Author Looks at Character’s Role in Student Success
Susan Palmer, Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon), April 25, 2013
Education Writer Says the Hidden Power of Character…
Mitch Perry, Creative Loafing (Tampa), April 24, 2013
Grit, Optimism Essential in Weeks Like This
Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, April 20, 2013
Forget Test Prep – Students Need to Learn Tenacity, Self-Control
Andee Hochman, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 10, 2013
Writer on Children’s Success to Speak at GFA
Westport News (Connecticut), March 28, 2013
How Kids Can Succeed
Frank T. Pool, Longview News Journal (Texas), March 26, 2013
Camp and Character: An Interview with Paul Tough
Camping Magazine, March 2013
Summit Examines Impact of Poverty and Violence
Catholic Star-Herald (Camden, N.J.), March 21, 2013
N.J. Summit Looks at Effects of Stress on Learning
Barbara Boyer, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 2013
Winning Through Failure
Johanna Gretschel, Tulane University News, March 13, 2013
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Silvia A. Bunge, “Cerebrum,” the Dana Foundation’s online magazine, March 11, 2013
Building Character Is Best Way to Nurture Educational Success
Hilary Wilce, The Independent (London), March 6, 2013.
Book Review: Character Matters When it Comes to Student Success
Bob Kustra, Idaho Statesman, February 24, 2013
Why Kids Must Fail to Succeed
Kara Miller and Kinne Chapin, Innovation Hub, WGBH Boston, February 22, 2013
What’s a Parent to Do?
Tom Deignan, Newark Star-Ledger, February 17, 2013
Tough Life Lessons
Irish Examiner, February 3, 2013
Observer Review: How Children Succeed
Geraldine Brennan, The Observer (London), January 19, 2013
Author Paul Tough to Talk about Helping Children Succeed
Suzanne McLaughlin, The Republican (Springfield, Mass.), January 19, 2013
Stay Focused
The Economist, January 19, 2013
Finding the Recipe to Your Child’s Success
Lisa Salmon, Hull Daily Mail (U.K.), January 15, 2013
Equip Your Child with the Best Skills to Help Them Succeed in Life
The Irish News (Belfast), January 15, 2013
How Do We Teach Our Kids About True Grit?
Carole Sugarman, Bethesda Magazine, January 9, 2013
Superintendent’s Book Club: How Children Succeed
Supt. Joshua Starr, Montgomery County Public Schools, January 8, 2013 [Video]
Telegraph Review
Judith Woods, The Telegraph (London), January 8, 2013
The Secret to Making Children Succeed? Don’t Be a Pushy Parent
Celia Walden, The Telegraph (London), January 5, 2013
What Your Child Really Needs Is the Nature
Calcalist (Israel), January 3, 2013
Failure Can Teach Perseverance
Geoff Johnson, Vancouver Sun, January 2, 2013