City College of San Francisco Grit The Power of Passion & Perseverance Paper

Please watch the Ted Talk, “GRIT: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Links to an external site.),” which has closed-captions available, and then answer the following questions in a discussion forum post:

  1. What is your reaction to the video? Explain your reaction.
  2. Do you agree or disagree with what is presented in the video and why?
  3. Do you think we can strengthen and grow our own “grittiness”? If so, how? If not, why?
  4. Do you think failure has any part in success? Explain.
  5. Give an example of your GRIT.

Reply to Two Students

Then, respond to TWO other student’s posts, commenting on similarities you may have for your GRIT. Be sure to be respectful to your online colleagues…remember, we are all here to learn together!