Teaching Perseverance in Schools: A New Approach to Success

What is more important to academic success: grit or intelligence? A recent study in the U.K. that looked at 10,000 children between the ages of seven and 16 showed that factors like perseverance and emotional well-being were just as influential in a student’s success as intelligence! This is because genetic and environmental factors can shape the behaviors of these students. What implications do you think this has on the way our educational systems are currently set up?