Some time ago, researchers reported a discrepency in earnings between people who had graduated from High School and those who earned a GED.
A truely close friend, posited an answer. The answer? People who complete High School have more grit or gumption than those in the GED group.
Researches report that people with a college education earn more than those with only a high school education. But what causes this?
Surely finances play a major part in education. So, president O'Bama proposes to make a two year AA from community colleges free. Hence, the graduates would earn more. Right?
But, does the discrepency in earnings between college educated and non-college educated arise from the education alone or
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Yes, free tuition will most likely increase the number of people who make that highly desirable higher income level. And, yes, the B minus requirement will have an impact on the grit issue. But, can we tease out the grit factor from the education factor I believe that we might profit from such a teasing.
We might, also, profit from research which would show us how to teach grit.
You can't teach grit, unfortunately, any more than you can train cheerfulness, confidence or curiosity. Those are the product of genetics and early, early familial circumstance - and I believe biology/bio-chemistry carries more than 75% of the weight.
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