“Chemistry is not destiny, certainly. But these scientists have demonstrated that the most reliable way to produce an adult who is brave and curious and kind and prudent is to ensure that when he is an infant, his hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
“Any time you need to use the term hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal in order to make your point, you’ve got trouble.” — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
“Most broadly, they refer to the ability to deal with confusing and unpredictable situations and information. One” — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
“What matters, instead, is whether we are able to help her develop a very different set of qualities, a list that includes persistence, self-control,… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
“the child of a supermom who gets lots of extra tutoring and one-on-one support is going to do way better than an average well-loved… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
“the best way for a young person to build character is for him to attempt something where there is a real and serious possibility… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
“The idea of building grit and building self-control is that you get that through failure,” Randolph told me. “And in most highly academic environments… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
“Tools of the Mind, by contrast, doesn’t focus much on reading and math abilities. Instead, all of its interventions are intended to help children… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
Optimists, by contrast, look for specific, limited, short-term explanations for bad events, and as a result, in the face of a setback, they’re more… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
And in most highly academic environments in the United States, no one fails anything. — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
“a passionate commitment to a single mission and an unswerving dedication to achieve that mission. She decided she needed to name this quality, and… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
“children were no longer receiving enough cognitive stimulation in the first three years of life, in part because of the increasing number of single-parent… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
“We “activate a physiological system that has evolved for responding to acute physical emergencies,” Sapolsky writes, “but we turn it on for months on… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
