National Journal
As federal and state educational policies have shifted to relying on standardized testing and other measurements to assess young people’s success, many parents, educators, and policymakers are pushing back, finding that what’s being measured cannot fully account for what young people need to succeed.
For some researchers, this has translated into looking at the influence of nonacademic skills—variously described as emotional intelligence, self-control, or the catchy “grit.” But one big challenge has been agreeing on what is being described, as well as what interventions can best help make a child well-rounded, resilient, and capable into adulthood...
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