Böcker av Kathleen Cushman

Despite growing attention to the importance of grit and other character traits for achievement, developing them in students rarely finds its way into secondary school curricula. Authors Barbara Cervone and Kathleen Cushman investigate the exceptions, telling the stories of five high schools with a national reputation for infusing rigorous academics with social and emotional learning.

Through the voices of students themselves, this book brings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? It includes worksheets, tips, and discussion guides that help put the book's ideas into practice.

"The melding of reform approaches by the Coalition of Essential Schools and of the 'school--to--work' movement has been inevitable as well as sensible.