Approach Quote by Jonah Lehrer

Most teachers, when surveyed, say that it is part of their job to help students develop things like grit. This is especially true at…

— Angela Duckworth

“If we fail to cultivate grit, it is also because we often grant little importance to the practice of making and the process that…

— Sarah Lewis

Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a…

— Gavin Newsom

There are different types of talents and intelligences, and traditional schools sometimes ignore the creative ones. It is important for us to give kids…

— Caity Lotz

“grit: having passion and perseverance toward long-term goals.”

— Adam M. Grant

Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide; they build self-confidence and leadership skills by allowing…

— Conrad Burns

There's a wealth of talent that lies in all of us. All of us, including those who work in schools, must nurture creativity systematically…

— Ken Robinson

Nothing feeds the center of being so much as creative work.

— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Creativity is the new literacy

— Chase Jarvis

“One of the keys to cultivating grit is making the task at hand more interesting and motivating.”

— Adam M. Grant

To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day, parents and…

— Angela Duckworth

Learning through the arts reinforces critical academic skills in reading, language arts and math and provides students with the skills to creatively solve problems.

— Michelle Obama