English grit notes Flashcards
Grit characteristic #1
Interest
Grit begins with authentic interest, or …
Passion
The interest should be _______, or chosen by the individual.
Self selected
Grit characteristic #2
Perseverance
Perseverance is the daily discipline, or ______, of trying to get better at your chosen interest.
Practice
Perseverance requires you to zero in on your ______ in order to get better.
Weaknesses
The number of hours it takes to practice a new skill in order to achieve mastery.
10, 000 Hours
Grit characteristic #3
Purpose to others
You are able to identify that the work you do is both personally interesting and integrally connected to the _______.
Well being of others
Helps the individual realize that their passion is important to both themselves and others.
Other-centeredness
Grit Characteristic #4
Optimism
This quality doesn’t just define the last stage, but all the stages of grit.
Hope
Hope helps us to overcome these two qualities we may feel about our work, especially when it gets tough.
Difficulty and doubts
the idea that our abilities are malleable qualities that we can cultivate and grow
Growth mindset
the idea that we have a set amount of ability that cannot change
Fixed mindset
This quality doesn’t mean you should give up; it means you should try again.
Failure
Children who showed self-control were more likely to be successful in school and work as adolescents and adults.
Marshmallow study
Researcher and creator of the Grit Scale
Angela Duckworth
- Everyone must choose something difficult to do.
- You are not allowed to quit.
- Nobody gets to choose your hard thing but you!
Hard Thing Rule
Max enjoys music and took 3 different music classes during her freshman year at Hawkins High.
Interest example
Lucas is trying to improve his free throw shot. He spends time every day after school practicing in order to improve his accuracy.
Perseverance example
Nancy is determined to make the school newspaper the best publication it can be so that the students of Hawkins High School are always well-informed purveyors of the local news.
Purpose example
Dustin’s first time as a Dungeons & Dragons dungeon master didn’t go smoothly. He realizes that with a little more work and by fixing some of the flaws, that the next time he plays Dungeons & Dragons with his friends the campaign will be even better.
Hope example
A willingness to give up something now in return for something better later.
Delayed Gratification
the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events
Learned Helplessness
