Does Teaching Kids To Get 'Gritty' Help Them Get Ahead? : NPR - 1 views
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Experts define grit as persistence, determination and resilience; it's that je ne sais quoi that drives one kid to practice trumpet or study Spanish for hours — or years — on end, while another quits after the first setback.
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When a kid struggles to answer a question, for example, teachers resist the urge to swoop in and offer hints. Instead, they let students squirm a little through an awkward silence. The idea is to get kids comfortable with struggle so they see it as just a normal part of learning.
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This here is key. I find that science teachers are often best at this...giving kids time to "ponder" as Jeff Radloff says. The main thing is having that conversation with your class so everyone knows awkward silence is ok--maybe rebrand it as "thinking silence!"
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