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    How children succeed

    Paul Tough on how children succeed. Hint: It’s not academics

    New cutting-edge research says personality traits and social skills play a crucial role

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    What it takes

    I took advantage of the long weekend to read Paul Tough’s Whatever it Takes, his account of the evolution of Geoffrey Canada’s Harlem Children’s Zone into one of the most ambitious community development programmes in America.