I have served in public education as a classroom teacher, a district administrator, and an educational consultant for 25 years.  In our current standards-driven, high-stakes testing educational climate, I found Grit in the Classroom a refreshing and inspiring read. Building on current research, Sanguras defines grit as the marriage between passion and perseverance and then proceeds to argue for grit to be intentionally taught to students.  She engagingly weaves research and anecdotes to provide educators with concrete ways to develop grit in their own classrooms—much like coaches develop skills and talent in athletes—and also includes how to measure grit development in the classroom.  She acknowledges that grit development is not an easy task, and, therefore, provides pointers for parents and administrators to not just understand what grit is and why it is important, but how they can support its development at home and at school.   

Teachers will be inspired by this book.