Why We’re Teaching Grit Through Stories of Resilience – and What We’re Seeing

Year after year, our director of college counseling and I sit down to evaluate the success of Eagle Hill School (Massachusetts) alumni/ae at their chosen universities. In the last ten years, we've become increasingly aware that traditional, strictly intellectually oriented approaches fall short of predicting which students will be most successful. In other words, ACT and SAT scores, high school rank, GPA, and even teacher recommendations fail to provide an adequate prospective picture of who will persevere and who will succumb to the challenges of college. (Click here to read full story on NAIS Blog)