Harkness Assembly at School 21
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The document discusses grit, which is the ability to withstand stress and persevere through failures to achieve long-term goals, as being a better predictor of success than intelligence. It references a study by psychologist Angela Duckworth that found grit was more important than IQ scores in determining the best performing students. While some high achievers did not have exceptionally high IQs, some intelligent students were not as successful. Grit entails persisting through challenges and setbacks to accomplish something difficult.
Harkness Assembly at School 21
- 1. Hard What do they do? How do they act? How do they speak? Where do they come from? What are their passions? Harkness question: What are the most important characteristics of successful University graduates? Harder ‘Talent is overrated’ - how does this quotation relate to the question? Hardest ‘University is a right, not a privilege’ - how does this quotation relate to the question?
- 2. Harkness stages: Stage 1:Read the stimulus and make notes Stage 2: Complete your planning sheet Stage 3: Have the discussion Stage 4: Reflect on the discussion
- 3. Student Test Scores Show That 'Grit' Is More Important Than Intelligence What's the best predictor of success? IQ, talent, luck? Nope. It's 'grit,' more than anything else. Through her research at the University of Pennsylvania — and firsthand experience teaching in New York City's schools —psychologist Angela Duckworth has found that the ability to withstand stress and move past failures to achieve a goal is the best indicator of future success. "What struck me was that IQ was not the only difference between my best and my worst students," she shared in a recent talk. "Some of my strongest performers did not have stratospheric IQ scores. Some of my smartest kids weren't doing so well."
- 6. What are the most important characteristics of successful University graduates? ‘Confident’ harkness: • Every student spoke, using sentence stems • Logical arguments were made and points were linked to each other • There may have been disagreement but there was mutual respect • No students dominated the discussion • Participants used evidence to back up their opinions • Participants begin to use persuasive devices ‘Developing’ harkness: • The majority of students spoke • There were some logical arguments, but some comments that didn’t not build on each other • There was some domination of the discussion • Evidence was not always used to back up opinions
- 7. The plan Cambridge • Education Station, Da Vinci, Orbital • Slips must come back to your coaches by tomorrow 8:03 • Must arrive at school at 7:45 at the latest on Monday • Programme includes: A tour, an expertise lecture and meeting current students Oxford • Mandela, Sugarwell, Lightning Bolts • Slips must come back to your coaches by tomorrow 8:03 • Must arrive at school at 7:45 at the latest on Monday • Programme includes: A tour, an expertise lecture and meeting current students