Grit & Growth

quest for growth and learning improvement

Acquiring new skills requires resilience and a quest for improvement.

growing in a difficult place

The special feature Grit & Growth supports students in learning how to learn in a self-paced course.

beautiful stained glass artistry

Artists can measure their work against the aesthetic standards of goodness, truth, and beauty.

The Grit & Growth feature promotes five life values in the context of these aesthetic questions:

What is good?

What is true?

What is beautiful?

Purpose

My work matters.

I work on important things. That is good.

Good

I work on important things.

Trying gives me newfound ability. That is true.

True

Trying gives me newfound ability.

I can teach others to succeed. That is beautiful.

Beautiful

I can teach others how to succeed.

Progress

My learning matters.

I like trying hard things. That is good.

Good

I like trying hard things.

I can self-regulate. That is beautiful.

True

I learn through trial and error.

I learn through trial and error. That is true.

Beautiful

I can self-regulate.

Wisdom

My choices matter.

I have self-direction. That is good.

Good

I notice my thoughts and words.

I notice my thoughts and words. This is true.

True

I have self-direction.

My choices influence my future. That is beautiful.

Beautiful

My choices influence my future.

Meaning

My life matters.

My hard work will pay off. That is good.

Good

My work can serve other people.

My work can serve other people. That is true.

True

My work is worth the effort.

I can have hope. That is beautiful.

Beautiful

I can have hope.

Identity

I matter.

God loves me. That is good.

Good

God loves me.

God cares about what I do. That is true.

True

God cares about what I do.

God defines me. That is beautiful.

Beautiful

God defines me.