Paul Tough: 7 books

Em Como as crianças aprendem, também lançado pela Intrínseca, o jornalista Paul Tough analisou as pesquisas que mostram de que forma habilidades como perseverança, autocontrole e resiliência desempenham um papel crucial no sucesso tanto acadêmico quanto pessoal de uma criança no futuro. Agora,...

From the New York Times best-selling author of How Children Succeed, an essential handbook of “informative and effective methods to help children overcome issues and thrive at home and in school”*—now including sixteen new infographics! In How Children Succeed, Paul Tough introduced us...

“Drop the flashcards—grit, character, and curiosity matter even more than cognitive skills. A persuasive wake-up call.”—People Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those...

Essa pergunta intriga pais e pedagogos do mundo inteiro, e a resposta mais comum tende a ser que o potencial de sucesso de uma criança varia de acordo com sua inteligência. Mas, nas últimas décadas, pesquisadores vêm constatando que notas altas e testes de QI não são indicadores de uma educação...

Een baanbrekend boek dat ons op een heel andere manier laat kijken naar opvoeding en onderwijs. Wat bepaalt of je slaagt in het leven? Heel lang dacht men dat intelligentie de doorslaggevende factor was. Een hoog IQ en goede cijfers op school zouden kinderen de grootste slagingskans geven. Maar Paul...

The best-selling author of How Children Succeed returns with a powerful, mind-changing inquiry into higher education in the United States Does college still work? Is the system designed just to protect the privileged and leave everyone else behind? Or can a college education today provide real...

What would it take? That was the question that Geoffrey Canada found himself asking. What would it take to change the lives of poor children—not one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles, but in big numbers, and in a way that could be replicated nationwide? The question...