{"title":"Paul Tough","description":"PAUL TOUGH is the author of Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America. He has written extensively about education, child development, and poverty in cover stories for the New York Times Magazine, and in The New Yorker, Slate, GQ, Esquire, and the New York Times.","products":[{"product_id":"how-children-succeed-grit-curiosity-and-the-hidden-power-of-character-paperback","title":"How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A persuasive wake-up call.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the award-winning journalist Paul Tough, a provocative and profound examination of child development, success, and character--an insightful study that reveals the power to transform young people's lives. \u003cp\u003eWhy do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. In \u003ci\u003eHow Children Succeed\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul Tough argues that success has more to do with character--a set of noncognitive skills that includes perseverance, curiosity, optimism, and self-control. In this groundbreaking study grounded in psychology and neuroscience, Tough introduces us to key 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 reveals how developing character strengths like grit has the power to transform young people's lives. This provocative and profoundly hopeful book will not only inspire and engage readers--it will also change our understanding of childhood itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is our modern focus on test scores and IQ failing so many children--and what does the science of child development say we should be focusing on instead?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Character Hypothesis: \u003c\/b\u003e An exploration of why qualities like perseverance, curiosity, and self-control are more predictive of long-term success than IQ scores from preschool to the SATs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Science of Stress: \u003c\/b\u003e A look at the groundbreaking neuroscience revealing how childhood adversity shapes the developing brain, and how nurturing relationships can reverse the damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow Character is Built: \u003c\/b\u003e From the classrooms of innovative schools to the labs of leading psychologists, discover how traits like grit and self-discipline are not born, but made.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRethinking Education: \u003c\/b\u003e A new roadmap for parents and educators that moves beyond the achievement gap and focuses on creating environments where all children can thrive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrop the flashcards grit, character, and curiosity matter even more than cognitive skills. A persuasive wake-up call. \"People\" \u003cbr\u003eWhy do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. But in \"How Children Succeed,\" Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter more have to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, optimism, and self-control. \u003cbr\u003e\"How Children Succeed\" introduces us to a new generation of 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 reveals how this new knowledge can transform young people s lives. He uncovers the surprising ways in which parents do and do not prepare their children for adulthood. And he provides us with new insights into how to improve the lives of children growing up in poverty. This provocative and profoundly hopeful book will not only inspire and engage readers, it will also change our understanding of childhood itself. \u003cbr\u003e Illuminates the extremes of American childhood: for rich kids, a safety net drawn so tight it s a harness; for poor kids, almost nothing to break their fall. \"New York Times\" \u003cbr\u003e I learned so much reading this book and I came away full of hope about how we can make life better for all kinds of kids. \"Slate\" \u003cbr\u003ePAUL TOUGH is the author of \"Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada s Quest to Change Harlem and America.\" He has written about education, child development, and poverty in \"The New Yorker\" and in cover stories for the \"New York Times Magazine,\" where he is a contributing writer. His journalism has also appeared in \"Slate,\" \"GQ,\" and \"Esquire,\" and on \"This American Life.\" Learn more at www.paultough.com or follow him on Twitter: @PaulTough. \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324545532127,"sku":"9780544104402","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/MW1GTu_Aka9780544104402.webp?v=1788433310"},{"product_id":"helping-children-succeed-what-works-and-why-paperback-1","title":"Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA NOW READ THIS \u003cem\u003ePBS NewsHour \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e selection \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eHow Children Succeed\u003c\/em\u003e comes an essential handbook of successful strategies to help kids overcome issues, learn, and thrive in today's chaotic learning environments. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHow Children Succeed\u003c\/em\u003e, Paul Tough introduced us to research showing that personal qualities like perseverance, self-control, and conscientiousness play a critical role in children's success. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, in \u003cem\u003eHelping Children Succeed\u003c\/em\u003e, Tough takes on a new set of pressing questions: What does growing up with economic and other stresses do to children's mental and physical development? How does adversity at home affect their success in the classroom, from preschool to high school? And what practical steps can the adults who are responsible for them take to improve their chances for a positive future? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTough once again encourages us to think in a new way about the challenges of childhood. 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What would it take to change the lives of poor children -- not one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles, but in big numbers, and in a way that could be replicated nationwide? The question led him to create the Harlem Children's Zone, a ninety-seven-block laboratory in central Harlem where he is testing new and sometimes controversial ideas about poverty in America. His conclusion: if you want poor kids to be able to compete with their middle-class peers, you need to change everything in their lives -- their schools, their neighborhoods, even the child-rearing practices of their parents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhatever It Takes is a tour de force of reporting, an inspired portrait not only of Geoffrey Canada but also of the parents and children in Harlem who are struggling to better their lives, often against great odds. 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Now updated and expanded for the pandemic era.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When higher education works the way it's supposed to, there is no better tool for social mobility--for lifting young people out of challenging circumstances and into the middle class and beyond. In reality, though, American colleges and universities have become the ultimate tool of social \u003cem\u003eimmobility\u003c\/em\u003e--a system that secures a comfortable future for the children of the wealthy while throwing roadblocks in the way of students from struggling families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining vivid and powerful personal stories with deep, authoritative reporting, Paul Tough explains how we got into this mess and explores the innovative reforms that might get us out. 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