Self-Discipline May Be Key to Success, Researchers Say Kids Who Are Willing to Delay Gratification Will Do Better in School
Charleston Daily Mail › January 27, 2006
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WASHINGTON - Zoe Bellars and Brad McGann, eighth-graders at Swanson Middle School in Arlington, Va., do their homework faithfully and practice their musical instruments regularly. In a recent delayed gratification experiment, they declined to accept a dollar bill when told they could wait a week and get two dollars.
Those traits might be expected of good students, certainly no big deal. But a study by University of Pennsylvania researchers suggests that self-discipline and self-denial could be a key to saving U.S. schools.See the full content of this document
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Self-Discipline May Be Key to Success, Researchers Say Kids Who Are Willing to Delay Gratification Will Do Better in School
According to a recent article by Angela L. Duckworth and Martin E.P. Seligman in the journal Psychological Science, self-discipline is a better predictor of academic success than even IQ.
"Underachievement among American y...See the full content of this document
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