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ReadOasis Step 3 Angela Duckworth at TED Angela is smart and talented. But those are not her best qualities. In her first year at... Get Grit! (Step 3)

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Angela Duckworth at TED

Angela is smart and talented. But those are not her best qualities. In her first year at Harvard University, she took a course in biology. But she failed the first big tests, and she was getting an F in the class.

She spoke to her biology professor. He didn't tell her to study more or try harder. He told her to drop the class. He warned her that getting an F would damage her grade point average.

What did Angela do? Right away she went to the main offi...

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