Print Articles & Interviews
Author Looks at Character’s Role in Student Success
Susan Palmer, Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon), April 25, 2013
Education Writer Says the Hidden Power of Character…
Mitch Perry, Creative Loafing (Tampa), April 24, 2013
Grit, Optimism Essential in Weeks Like This
Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, April 20, 2013
Forget Test Prep – Students Need to Learn Tenacity, Self-Control
Andee Hochman, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 10, 2013
Writer on Children’s Success to Speak at GFA
Westport News (Connecticut), March 28, 2013
How Kids Can Succeed
Frank T. Pool, Longview News Journal (Texas), March 26, 2013
Camp and Character: An Interview with Paul Tough
Camping Magazine, March 2013
Summit Examines Impact of Poverty and Violence
Catholic Star-Herald (Camden, N.J.), March 21, 2013
N.J. Summit Looks at Effects of Stress on Learning
Barbara Boyer, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 2013
Winning Through Failure
Johanna Gretschel, Tulane University News, March 13, 2013
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Silvia A. Bunge, “Cerebrum,” the Dana Foundation’s online magazine, March 11, 2013
Building Character Is Best Way to Nurture Educational Success
Hilary Wilce, The Independent (London), March 6, 2013.
Book Review: Character Matters When it Comes to Student Success
Bob Kustra, Idaho Statesman, February 24, 2013
Why Kids Must Fail to Succeed
Kara Miller and Kinne Chapin, Innovation Hub, WGBH Boston, February 22, 2013
What’s a Parent to Do?
Tom Deignan, Newark Star-Ledger, February 17, 2013
Tough Life Lessons
Irish Examiner, February 3, 2013
Observer Review: How Children Succeed
Geraldine Brennan, The Observer (London), January 19, 2013
Author Paul Tough to Talk about Helping Children Succeed
Suzanne McLaughlin, The Republican (Springfield, Mass.), January 19, 2013
Stay Focused
The Economist, January 19, 2013
Finding the Recipe to Your Child’s Success
Lisa Salmon, Hull Daily Mail (U.K.), January 15, 2013
Equip Your Child with the Best Skills to Help Them Succeed in Life
The Irish News (Belfast), January 15, 2013
How Do We Teach Our Kids About True Grit?
Carole Sugarman, Bethesda Magazine, January 9, 2013
Superintendent’s Book Club: How Children Succeed
Supt. Joshua Starr, Montgomery County Public Schools, January 8, 2013 [Video]
Telegraph Review
Judith Woods, The Telegraph (London), January 8, 2013
The Secret to Making Children Succeed? Don’t Be a Pushy Parent
Celia Walden, The Telegraph (London), January 5, 2013
What Your Child Really Needs Is the Nature
Calcalist (Israel), January 3, 2013
Failure Can Teach Perseverance
Geoff Johnson, Vancouver Sun, January 2, 2013
The Top 10 Books of 2012
People Magazine, December 31, 2012
Our Ten Favorite Books of 2012
Greater Good, December 26, 2012
A Conservative Policy Agenda
Carol Platt Liebau, Townhall.com, December 10, 2012
Educators Consider Impact of Character
Erin Richards, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 29, 2012
100 Notable Books of 2012
New York Times Book Review, November 27, 2012
2012 Books: Slate Staff Picks
Slate, November 27, 2012
Getting Gritty with Paul Tough
Brandon Fastman, Santa Barbara Independent, November 18, 2012
Más Allá de las Notas
Juan Pablo Garnham, Qué Pasa (Chile), November 15, 2012
How Children Succeed: A Conversation with Author Paul Tough
Emily Huizenga, Snell Snippets (Boston), November 13, 2012
Amherst Schools Urge Students to ‘Work Smart’
Nick Grabbe, Amherst Bulletin, November 14, 2012
Paul Tough to Discuss New Book How Children Succeed
Paul Irish, Toronto Star, November 12, 2012
Author Paul Tough Gives Talk on the Traits that Help Children Succeed
Sarah Galer, University of Chicago News, November 9, 2012
Forget Pushy Parenting – It’s Time to Set Your Child Free
Judith Woods, The Telegraph (London), November 5, 2012
True Grit: Paul Tough on Non-Cognitive Skills Education
Abigail Mackenzie Kerl, Chicago Policy Review, November 5, 2012
Book Perfect for Innovative Educators
Paul W. Bennett, Chronicle-Herald (Halifax), November 4, 2012
Give Us Grit Not Grades
Matt Rudd, The Sunday Times (London), November 4, 2012 [Subscription required; see here for scan.]
Does Character Matter?
Alicia Eames, School Library Journal, November 2, 2012
Character Matters: An Interview With Paul Tough
Hannah Hudson, We Are Teachers Blog, October 31, 2012
How Children Succeed? With Support from Those Around Them
Kids’ Policy Express (Texas), October 31, 2012
Portland Schools Incorporating “Character” Education
Amber Cronin, The Forecaster (Maine), October 30, 2012
Optimism, Self-Control Are Keys to Child’s Success, Author Says
Michelle Koidin Jaffee, San Antonio Express-News, October 29, 2012
Why Do Some Children Succeed But Others Fail?
kypost.com (Northern Kentucky), October 29, 2012
What Kids Need More Than Test-Taking Skills: Grit and Character
Michael Corbin, Baltimore Brew, October 28, 2012
Jane Austen Weekly: Child Poverty in Mansfield Park
Susan Celia Greenfield, Huffington Post, October 26, 2012
Character Is Destiny in How Children Succeed
Linda Flanagan, Huffington Post, October 26, 2012
“There’s Lots That Can Be Done”
Lionel Foster, Baltimore Sun, October 26, 2012
Interview with LiveMom of Austin, Texas
Christine Sinatra, LiveMom.com, October 24, 2012
RHB Buys Tough
Charlotte Williams and Lisa Campbell, The Bookseller (London), October 24, 2012
Diane Ravitch on “How Children Succeed”
Diane Ravitch’s Blog, October 23, 2012
Q&A with Paul Tough on “How Children Succeed”
Valerie Strauss, Washington Post “Answer Sheet” blog, October 23, 2012
Cuddle Your Kid!
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times, October 21, 2012
Closing the Achievement Gap
Maureen Downey’s “Get Schooled” blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 19, 2012
Can We Teach Grit?
Julie Poppen, EdNews Colorado, October 16, 2012
How Children Succeed: Paul Tough on His Best-Selling Book
Kate Guadagnino, Elizabeth Street, October 15, 2012
Helping Children Succeed
Kenneth Barish, Psychology Today’s “Pride and Joy” Blog, October 15, 2012
Book Review – How Children Succeed
Sutterblog, October 14, 2012
Paul Tough: Affluent Parents Emphasize Wrong Set of Skills
Laura Hine, Make It Better, October 2012
The Grit Factor: Hard to Measure, Hard to Succeed Without
John Fensterwald, EdSource, October 11, 2012
Helping Students Manage Stress, Set Goals, and Feel Connected
Elena Aguilar, Edutopia, October 11, 2012
Your IQ Doesn’t Matter & Other Lessons About Creativity From Children
Sean Blanda, 99U, October 10, 2012
Bestselling Author Praises Memphis School in Book
Jane Roberts, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee), October 6, 2012
Case Made for Character Education
Jesse Wright, Press Register (Clarksdale, Mississippi), October 4, 2012
Edutopia: How Children Succeed
Elena Aguilar, Edutopia, October 4, 2012
Rethinking What Leads to Success in Education
Greg Toppo, USA Today, October 3, 2012
Paul Tough Says Students Build Character by ‘Taking on a Challenge’ and Failure
Red and Black (Athens, Georgia), October 2, 2012
Author Paul Tough to Speak at Woodlawn Foundation Fundraiser
The Magic City Post (Birmingham, Alabama), October 2, 2012
Character Helps Kids Succeed
Anne Jarvis, Windsor Star, October 1, 2012
The Psych Approach
David Brooks, New York Times, September 28, 2012
How Children Succeed: Instilling Students With Grit and Curiosity
Flagpole (Athens, Georgia), September 26, 2012
A Mom’s Reflection on Our Children’s Success
Margaret Bernstein Keller, The Family Meeting, September 25, 2012
Paul Tough’s Lecture at Town Hall
Erica Rayner-Horn, Community of Mindful Parents, September 2012
Is Character the Key to Success?
Vicki Zakrzewski, Greater Good, September 25, 2012
Gift of Grit, Curiosity Help Kids Succeed
Jerry Large, Seattle Times, September 23, 2012
Trying to Find the Balance Between Academic Learning and Building Character
Patrice Apodaca, Newport-Mesa Daily Pilot, September 22, 2012
“We Have Focused Way Too Much on Intelligence and Cognitive Skills”
Barbara McMahon, The Times of London, September 22, 2012 [Paywall]
How Children Succeed: An Interview with Paul Tough
Judy Bolton-Fasman, Huffington Post, September 21, 2012
For Business Leaders (and MBAs), Character Counts
Warren Bennis, Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s “Getting In” blog, September 17, 2012
Want Your Kid To Succeed? Don’t Worry About The SAT
Victoria Barret, Forbes.com, September 14, 2012
Forget Rating Teachers. Think Grit 101.
Jay Mathews, “Class Struggle” blog, Washington Post, September 13, 2012
Who Will Succeed? Why Smarts Matter Less Than You Think
Seattle’s Child, September 12, 2012
How Do Kids Succeed: Test Taking or Character Building?
“The Juggle” blog, Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2012
Is Your Child Building Character?
Eric Steinman, Care2.com, September 10, 2012
Child’s Character Matters in Education
Chicago Tribune, September 10, 2012
“How Children Succeed”: Character, not IQ
“On Parenting,” Washington Post parenting blog, September 10, 2012
Failure Is Not a Bad Option
Time Magazine, September 10, 2012
Reading, Math and Grit
Joe Nocera, New York Times, September 8, 2012
Excerpt: Opting Out of the ‘Rug Rat Race’
Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2012
How Do Children Succeed? It’s Not Academics.
Brian Bethune, Maclean’s magazine, September 6, 2012
Time Out: Paul Tough Interview
Time Out Chicago, September 6, 2012
Which Matters More, Cognitive Ability or Motivation?
Slate, September 5, 2012
Exclusive Excerpt: Paul Tough’s “How Children Succeed”
Gotham Schools, September 5, 2012
Back To School: Why Grit is More Important Than Good Grades
Time Ideas, September 5, 2012
What Makes a Good Teacher?
Vera Titunik, The New York Times Magazine’s 6th Floor Blog, September 4, 2012
Why a Child’s Character May Determine Their Success
Forbes, September 4, 2012
Q&A with Paul Tough: The Obama Administration’s Big Missed Opportunity
The Hechinger Report, September 4, 2012
Classroom Q&A: An Interview With Paul Tough On Character & Schools
Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo, Edweek.com, September 4, 2012
What’s a Teacher to Do? Paul Tough’s How Children Succeed
Classroom as Microcosm, September 3, 2012
Paul Tough Speaks at Harvard: How Children Succeed
Child in Mind blog, Boston.com, September 3, 2012
What Does it Mean to Teach Character?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 2, 2012
Interview with Paul Tough
School Leadership Briefing, September 2012
Why kids need to fail to succeed in school
Margaret Wente, The Globe and Mail, September 1, 2012
Point Person: Our Q&A with author Paul Tough on letting children fail
Dallas Morning News, August 31, 2012
Behind the Cover Story
The New York Times Magazine’s 6th Floor Blog, August 20, 2012
The Case for Character
New York Family, August 2012
A Conversation with Paul Tough
Early Ed Watch, December 6, 2010
Education writer to speak Sunday
The Durham News, May 12, 2010
Dear Web Pal: These Letters Must End
Dinitia Smith, New York Times, January 6, 2001
Saturday’s Child
Philippe Devos, Ryerson Review of Journalism, March 1999