How Children Succeed - Paul Tough


Author Paul Tough argues that educational success has less to do with intelligence than with character traits such as perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self-control.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
6:30pm @ Plaza Branch

Why do some children succeed and others fail?



The findings could change how we raise our children, run our schools, and construct our social safety net.

Tough has written about education, parenting, and other issues as a contributor to The New York Times Magazine.

The event is the second in an education speaker series co-presented by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.