[Chat] What Makes Children Successful and Can these Qualities Be Taught?

Sharon L. Guida guidahome at comcast.net
Mon Nov 26 10:31:15 EST 2012




 Mark Your Calendars for the rescheduled 

“What Works in Education Speaker Series”: What Makes Children 
Successful and Can these Qualities Be Taught? 

Tuesday, November 27th at 7:00pm 
Bolton Street Synagogue 
212 West Coldspring Lane, 21210 

Author Paul Tough will present his new book How Children Succeed: 
Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character. 

In How Children Succeed, Paul Tough argues that the qualities that 
matter most have more to do with character: skills like perseverance, 
curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self-control.  He 
introduces us to researchers and educators who, for the first time, 
are using the tools of science to peel back the mysteries of 
character.  Through their stories – and the stories of the children 
they are trying to help – Tough provides new insights regarding how 
best to steer an individual child or a whole generation of children 
toward a successful future.  Learn more by listening to this 
fascinating podcast of This American Life:http:// 
www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/474/back-to-school. 

Representatives from Greater Homewood Community Corporation and 
Baltimore Curriculum Project will be available to talk about their 
work in Baltimore City Schools and how you can get involved! 

For more information contact: Claudia Diamond, 
claudiadiamond at gmail.com or visit www.boltonstreet.org. 

John Bernet 
Assistant Director of Neighborhood Programs 
Greater Homewood Community Corporation 
3503 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218 
(p) 410-261-3516 
(f)  410-261-3506 


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