Angela Lee Duckworth: Grit: The power of passion and perseverance | TED Talk
Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.
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March 5, 2026
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Kindergarten–Grade 12 (Senior)
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TED talks business education psychology success
Introduction
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
- Speaker: Angela Lee Duckworth
- Context: TED Talk (April 2013)
- Core Concept: "Grit," defined as a combination of passion and perseverance, is a key predictor of success.
- Origin Story: Duckworth left a career in consulting to teach seventh-grade math in a New York public school.
- Key Insight: Through her teaching experience, she observed that IQ is not the sole determinant of student success.
- Performance Metric: The talk has reached over 38 million views.
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