How Children Succeed by Paul Tough Summary
Overview of How Children Succeed
Paul Tough's groundbreaking bestseller challenges conventional wisdom: grit and character - not just IQ - determine success. Translated into 27 languages, it's transformed educational policies worldwide by revealing how adversity shapes resilience. What childhood experience is secretly determining your future?
Similar books to How Children Succeed
Siente el libro a través de la voz del autor
Convierte el conocimiento en ideas atractivas y llenas de ejemplos
Captura ideas clave en un instante para un aprendizaje rápido
Disfruta el libro de una manera divertida y atractiva
Puntos Clave
The Hidden Ingredient: What Really Makes Children Succeed
Picture a prekindergarten classroom in New Jersey where something extraordinary is happening. No teacher is barking commands. No children are acting out. Instead, four-year-olds are calmly organizing their thoughts, controlling their impulses, and staying focused on tasks - all without traditional discipline. This isn't magic. It's the Tools of the Mind curriculum, designed to develop self-regulation rather than drill ABCs and 123s. When Paul Tough witnessed this scene shortly after his son's birth, it shattered his assumptions about early childhood education. America has spent decades obsessing over the "cognitive hypothesis" - the belief that success depends primarily on measurable intelligence. We've built entire industries around "brain-building" products, shaped education policy around test scores, and convinced ourselves that stuffing information into young minds is the path to prosperity. But what if we've been wrong all along? What if the secret ingredient isn't cognitive horsepower but something far more fundamental - character? Nobel laureate James Heckman stumbled upon a paradox that would revolutionize our understanding of success. In the late 1990s, he examined the GED program, which by 2001 was producing nearly one in five new high school "graduates." The logic seemed airtight: if someone could pass a comprehensive equivalency test, they should be academically equal to traditional graduates. But Heckman's data told a different story - a disturbing one. GED recipients demonstrated cognitive abilities matching high school graduates on standardized tests, yet their life trajectories looked nothing alike. At age twenty-two, only 3 percent of GED holders were enrolled in four-year universities compared to 46 percent of traditional graduates. More troubling still, GED holders showed patterns eerily similar to high school dropouts - comparable unemployment rates, similar incomes, equivalent divorce rates, and parallel substance abuse patterns - despite being demonstrably smarter. The missing element? Psychological traits that enabled persistence: delaying gratification, maintaining focus on long-term goals, following through on commitments, adapting to social environments, and managing stress.
The Biology of Adversity and Its Powerful Antidote
Measuring Character: The Challenge of Quantifying the Intangible
The Paradox of Privilege: When Protection Becomes Prison
Mastery Through Practice: Lessons from Chess and Flow
The College Completion Crisis: Why Getting In Isn't Enough
The Road Forward: Rewriting the Story of Success
Modo Resumen Rápido - Lee o escucha el resumen de How Children Succeed en 11 minutos
Desglosa las ideas clave de How Children Succeed en puntos fáciles de entender para comprender cómo los equipos innovadores crean, colaboran y crecen.
Modo Tarjeta Flash - Las 10 Ideas Principales de How Children Succeed en Resumen
Destila How Children Succeed en pistas de memoria rápidas que resaltan los principios clave de franqueza, trabajo en equipo y resiliencia creativa.
Modo Divertido - Lecciones de How Children Succeed Contadas en Historias de 24 Min
Experimenta How Children Succeed a través de narraciones vívidas que convierten las lecciones de innovación en momentos que recordarás y aplicarás.
Modo Personalizar - Lee o escucha el resumen de How Children Succeed en 0 minutos
Pregunta lo que quieras, elige la voz y co-crea ideas que realmente resuenen contigo.
Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
Obtén el resumen de How Children Succeed como PDF o EPUB gratis. Imprímelo o léelo sin conexión en cualquier momento.