Check out this NPR report (audio and text) on a new book by Paul Tough called How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character. Paul Tough outlines much of the research behind our focus on Moral and Performance Character at CPHS. We want to create a conversation with students about how their character choices impact their learning and the opportunities that will be available to them in the future.
'Children Succeed' With Character, Not Test Scores
It is important to note that Paul Tough is not suggesting that test score don't matter. He is suggesting that they are not the only thing that matters. Further, he is suggesting that much research indicates that a students ability or willingness to stick to a task in order to achieve a goal (performance character) has a significant impact on student success and that we should pay some attention to developing that skill in our system of education. Test scores absolutely matter as a measure of student progress and a piece of the data picture.
'Children Succeed' With Character, Not Test Scores
It is important to note that Paul Tough is not suggesting that test score don't matter. He is suggesting that they are not the only thing that matters. Further, he is suggesting that much research indicates that a students ability or willingness to stick to a task in order to achieve a goal (performance character) has a significant impact on student success and that we should pay some attention to developing that skill in our system of education. Test scores absolutely matter as a measure of student progress and a piece of the data picture.
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