GRIT to GREAT
We will be looking at the topic of resiliency for the rest of this quarter, but before doing so, I would like to direct you to a recent CNN article about GRIT, our year-long theme. The article is well-written, interesting, and contains valuable links and videos. The article refers to a book that some of you might want to purchase for yourselves, Grit to Great (click on the title to take you to Amazon.com). Here is a link to the book’s website which has a grit “test” you and/or your children can take. The CNN article provides five steps to helping build grit in your kids:
#1 — Make your kids make their beds.
#2 — Don’t pack their camping gear.
#3 — Encourage your kids to solve small problems.
#4 — Praise the effort, not the end result.
#5 — Teach them everyone can learn grit.
So head on over and read the article, and next week we will start to look at our second aspect of GRIT, resiliency.
Karl Steinkamp is passionate about Dalat International School and training up young people to make a positive impact on their world, walk with integrity, and follow Christ. Karl was a student at Dalat and returned with a degree in education as a student teacher, high school principal, and now Dalat Director since 2006. 