SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work. What Is Grit? My quest ●Why isn't IQ the only difference between students? ●What is the key to (1)____ ____ ? My Research ●investigation of all kinds of (2)____ ____ ? Including -West Point Military Academy -(3)____ ____ -private companies My finding: grit as predictor of success ● Grit is(4)____ ____ for very long-term goals ●Grit is working hard for years to make (5)____ ____ ● Grit is living your life like a (6)__ ____ __ My survey ●high school juniors took grit questionnaires ● ( 7)__ ____ __kids were more likely to graduate Grit-building ●little is known about how to build grit in students ●data show grit is unrelated to(8)__ ____ __ ●growth mindset is the belief that the ability to learn is(9)_ ____ ___ ●kids with grit believe failure is (10)__ ____ __ Conclusion We need to be gritty about getting our kids grittier