Yet, in tune with the idealistic hopes of the 1960s, Woodstock satisfied most attendees. There was a sense of social harmony, which, with the quality of music, and the overwhelming mass of people, many sporting bohemian dress, behavior, and attitudes, helped to make it one of the enduring events of the century.
By Alfie Kohn. The push to teach kids âgrit,â to make them more persistent, has become wildly popular in the last couple of years, spurred by journalist Paul Toughâs bestseller How Children Succeed and the widely publicized views of Angela Duckworth, a University of Pennsylvania researcher.
How to Teach Your Children Self-Discipline. One of my children had a friend that was absolutely and totally self-indulgent. As my son and his friends grew up, worked hard in high school, had good self-discipline, got summer jobs and prepared for college, their friend immersed himself in video games and surfing the web.