There's a lot of overlap here with what Paul Tough says in his book "How children succeed". Basically he also emphasizes the focus on a child's character, but

There's a lot of overlap here with what Paul Tough says in his book "How children succeed". Basically he also emphasizes the focus on a child's character, but to an extent that they regularly get graded on their character not just their performance academically. It's a great read: http://www.amazon.com/How-Children-Succeed-Curiosity-Character/dp/0544104404 http://www.amazon.com/How-Children-Succeed-Curiosity-Charact...