All readings are posted on the Handouts page.

Friday, December 1:

1. Read Epstein’s “The Trouble with Too Much Grit”
2. Read Herold’s “Emphasis on ‘Grit’ Is Unfair to Some Students, Critics Say”

Wednesday, November 29:

1. Read Kohn’s “Grit: A Skeptical Looks at the Latest Educational Fad”
2. Read Arli et al.’s “Grit: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”

Monday, November 27:

1. Read Pappano’s “‘Grit’ and the New Character Education”
2. Read pages 1087-1089, skim pages 1090-1098A, and read pages 1098B-1100 of Duckworth et al.’s “Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals”

Welcome to American Rhetoric. Important documents can be found posted on the Handouts page.