Paul Tough is the author of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character. He has written extensively about education, child development and poverty in cover stories for the New York Times Magazine, and for The New Yorker, Slate, GQ, Esquire, and the op-ed page of the New York Times. Tough has worked as an editor at the New York Times Magazine and Harper’s Magazine, and as a reporter and producer for NPR’s “This American Life.” PHOTO: MARY McILVAINE PHOTOGRAPHY
Back To School: Why Grit is More Important Than Good Grades
Letting your kids struggle academically may the best way to help them succeed