Paul Tough

The bestselling author of How Children Succeed returns with a devastatingly powerful, mind-changing inquiry into higher education in the U.S.

How College Makes Or Breaks Us

The Years That Matter Most

What should we do to improve the lives of children growing up in adversity? From the best-selling author of "How Children Succeed, " a handbook to guide readers through the new science of success. "

What Works and Why

Helping Children Succeed

Why character, confidence, and curiosity are more important to your child's success than academic results. The New York Times bestseller. For all fans of Oliver James or Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys, Raising Girls, and The Complete Secrets of Happy Children. In a world where academic success can seem all-important in deciding our children's success in adult life, Paul Tough sees things very differently. Instead of fixating on grades and exams, he argues that we, as parents, should be paying more attention to our children's characters. Inner resilience, a sense of curiosity, the hidden power of confidence - these are the most important things we can teach our children, because it is these qualities that will enable them to live happy, fulfilled and successful lives. In this personal, thought-provoking and timely book, Paul Tough offers a clarion call to parents who are seeking to unlock their child's true potential - and ensure they really succeed.

Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character

How Children Succeed

A portrait of African-American activist Geoffrey Canada describes his radical approach to eliminating inner-city poverty, one that proposes to transform the lives of poor children by changing their schools, their families, and their neighborhoods at the same time.

Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America

Whatever it Takes

In his international bestseller How Children Succeed, Paul Tough introduced us to research showing that personal qualities like perseverance, self-control and conscientiousness play a critical role in children’s success. Now, in Helping Children Succeed, he outlines the practical steps that adults – from parents and teachers to policymakers and philanthropists – can take to improve the chances of every child, however adverse their circumstances. And he mines the latest research in psychology and neuroscience to show how creating the right environments, both at home and at school, can instil personal qualities vital for future success.

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James Vlahos

Jens Steffenhagen

Birgit Lutz

Thomas Ulrich

Matthew Shaer

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Unglaubliche, aber wahre Geschichten vom Meer

Gegen die Welle

First published as The Years That Matter Most From best-selling author Paul Tough, an indelible and explosive book on the glaring injustices of higher education, including unfair admissions tests, entrenched racial barriers, and crushing student debt. Now updated and expanded for the pandemic era. When higher education works the way it’s supposed to, there is no better tool for social mobility—for lifting young people out of challenging circumstances and into the middle class and beyond. In reality, though, American colleges and universities have become the ultimate tool of social immobility—a system that secures a comfortable future for the children of the wealthy while throwing roadblocks in the way of students from struggling families. Combining vivid and powerful personal stories with deep, authoritative reporting, Paul Tough explains how we got into this mess and explores the innovative reforms that might get us out. Tough examines the systemic racism that pervades American higher education, shows exactly how the SATs give an unfair advantage to wealthy students, and guides readers from Ivy League seminar rooms to the welding shop at a rural community college. At every stop, he introduces us to young Americans yearning for a better life—and praying that a college education might help them get there. With a new preface and afterword by the author exposing how the coronavirus pandemic has shaken the higher education system anew.​

How College Divides Us

The Inequality Machine

What should we do to improve the lives of children growing up in adversity? From the best-selling author of How Children Succeed, a handbook to guide readers through the new science of success.

“Decenni di ricerche affascinanti sono oggi condensate nel nuovo, splendido libro di Paul Tough. Mi auguro che possa rimanere a lungo fra i bestseller.” - Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times “Un libro eccellente, provocatorio e ambizioso.” - The Economist

Perché nei nostri figli grinta e curiosità contano ancor più dell'intelligenza

Il potere del carattere

'Indelible and extraordinary, a powerful reckoning with just how far we've allowed reality to drift from our ideals.' Tara Westover, New York Times Book Review We're told that universities are our greatest driver of social mobility. But it's a lie. The Inequality Machine is a damning exposé of how the university system ingrains injustice at every level of American society. Paul Tough, bestselling author of How Children Succeed, exposes a world where small-town colleges go bust, while the most prestigious raise billions every year; where overstretched admissions officers are forced to pick rich candidates over smart ones; where black and working-class students are left to sink or swim on uncaring campuses. Along the way, he uncovers cutting-edge research from the academics leading the way to a new kind of university - one where students succeed not because of their background, but because of the quality of their minds. The result is a call-to-arms for universities that work for everyone, and a manual for how we can make it happen. 'Humanizes the process of higher education . . . Fascinating stories about efforts to remediate class disparities in higher education' New Yorker

How universities are creating a more unequal world - and what to do about it

Persévérance, curiosité... et autres pouvoirs cachés de la personnalité. Pourquoi certains enfants réussisent et d'autres échouent ? Nous sommes habitués à considérer que c'est une question d'intelligence, que la réussite dépend des résultats scolaires, de la maternelle à l'entrée à l'université. Dans cet ouvrage, Paul Tough soutient que les aptitudes les plus importantes concernent en fait le caractère d'un enfant : la perséverance, la curiosité, l'optimisme et la maîtrise de soi. Il appuie son propos sur les toutes dernières recherches de chercheurs et d'éducateurs, et sur les parcours d'enfants qu'ils suivent et aident et révèle comment cette nouvelle approche peut véritablement transformer les perspectives de réussite et la vie des enfants.

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