Losing is Good for You

Writer Ashley Merryman argues that labeling every participant as a "winner" is a losing proposition.

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Losing is Good for You

Another interesting article from Carl:
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2013/09/paying_attention_is_a_skill_schools_need_to_teach_it.html
Can you develop grit if you don't know how to pay attention?

In Defense of Non-Conformist kids

Via Robin --

An interesting and worthwhile article:

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114527/self-regulation-american-schools-are-failing-nonconformist-kids