In just a few short weeks, students in California will be taking high-stakes tests. But the tests won't just cover math, reading and science. Students will also be responding to survey statements like "I usually finish what I start," or "I can do anything if I try."
A group of big-city districts there is among the first to try to measure students' self-control, empathy and other social and emotional skills — and to hold schools accountable for the answers.
[For more of this story, written by Anya Kamenetz, go tohttp://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/03/03/468870056/is-grit-doomed-to-be-the-new-self-esteem?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160303&utm_campaign=npr_email_a_friend&utm_term=storyshare]
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