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 builds my skills. That is true.

True

Trying builds my skills.

I can help others succeed. That is beautiful.

Beautiful

I can help others succeed.

Progress

My learning matters.

I like trying hard things. That is good.

Good

I like trying hard things.

I can set and reach my goals. That is beautiful.

True

I learn through trial and error.

I learn through trial and error. That is true.

Beautiful

I can set and reach my goals.

Wisdom

My choices matter.

I can self-regulate. That is true.

Good

I notice my thoughts and words.

I notice my thoughts and words. This is good.

True

I can self-regulate.

My choices shape my future. That is beautiful.

Beautiful

My choices shape my future.

Meaning

My life matters.

My work can serve other people. That is good.

Good

My work can serve other people.

My work is worth the effort. 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 who I am. That is beautiful.

Beautiful

God defines who I am.