Tough life lessons

Many parents believe success is doing well at school and in exams.

Tough life lessons

Academic attainment gives children a better chance of a successful career, a new book argues that the cognitive skills developed as a child may not be as important as the qualities that build character.

How Children Succeed author Paul Tough studied children’s education, ability and success, and concluded: “The conventional wisdom that has guided our thinking about child development and education has been misguided.

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