成功的钥匙是毅力的英文演讲稿.docx

成功的钥匙是毅力的英文演讲稿WhatstruckmewasthatI.Q.wasnottheonlydifferencebetweenmybestandmyworststudents.SomeofmystrongestperformersdidnothavestratosphericI.Q.scores.Someofmysmartestkidsweren'tdoingsowell.Andthatgotmethinking.Thekindsofthingsyouneedtolearninseventhgrademath,sure,they'rehard:ratios,decimals,theareaofaparallelogram.Buttheseconceptsarenotimpossible,andIwasfirmlyconvincedthateveryoneofmystudentscouldlearnthematerialiftheyworkedhardandlongenough.Afterseveralmoreyearsofteaching,Icametotheconclusionthatwhatweneedineducationisamuchbetterunderstandingofstudentsandlearningfromamotivationalperspective,fromapsychologicalperspective.Ineducation,theonethingweknowhowtomeasurebestisI.Q.,butwhatifdoingwellinschoolandinlifedependsonmuchmorethanyourabilitytolearnquicklyandeasily?SoIlefttheclassroom,andIwenttograduateschooltobecomeapsychologist.Istartedstudyingkidsandadultsinallkindsofsuperchallengingsettings,andineverystudymyquestionwas,whoissuccessfulhereandwhy?MyresearchteamandIwenttoWestPointMilitaryAcademy.Wetriedtopredictwhichcadetswouldstayinmilitarytrainingandwhichwoulddropout.WewenttotheNationalSpellingBeeandtriedtopredictwhichchildrenwouldadvancefarthestincompetition.Westudiedrookieteachersworkinginreallytoughneighborhoods,askingwhichteachersarestillgoingtobehereinteachingbytheendoftheschoolyear,andofthose,whowillbethemosteffectiveatimprovinglearningoutcomesfortheirstudents?Wepartneredwithprivatecompanies,asking,whichofthesesalespeopleisgoingtokeeptheirjobs?Andwho'sgoingtoearnthemostmoney?Inallthoseverydifferentcontexts,onecharacteristicemergedasasignificantpredictorofsuccess.Anditwasn'tsocialintelligence.Itwasn'tgoodlooks,physicalhealth,anditwasn'tI.Q.Itwasgrit.Gritispassionandperseveranceforverylong-termgoals.Gritishavingstamina.Gritisstickingwithyourfuture,dayin,dayout,notjustfortheweek,notjustforthemonth,butforyears,andworkingreallyhardtomakethatfutureareality.Gritislivinglifelikeit'samarathon,notasprint.Afewyearsago,IstartedstudyinggritintheChicagopublicschools.Iaske