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The Power of the 'Grit' Narrative in Education. Bootstraps Ep. 7 (Encore Episode)
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- This Week with EdSurge
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- Aug 20, 2024
- Duration seconds
- 2651
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Summary
It’s still popular to prize students who have “grit,” who overcome tough odds to succeed. A book by Alissa Quart called “Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream,” looks at why this narrative is so hard to shake — and proposes more community-minded alternatives that could improve equity. This episode first ran in 2022, as the final installment of our Bootstraps series on who gets the best opportunities in American education. For more on the series, see: https://www.edsurge.com/research/guides/bootstraps-a-podcast-series