“If You Really Want to Change the World, the Smartest Way to do so is Through Education”

Angela Duckworth (Fig. 10.1) is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the founder of Character Lab, a nonprofit that advances scientific insights to help kids thrive. Before her research career, Angela Duckworth was a math and science teacher at public schools, founding her passion for education. With one of the most-viewed TED talks of all time and the bestselling book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance as well as as a podcast host, Angela Duckworth shares her research to a broader audience. In this conversation, we discuss the concepts of Future Skills and character strengths and what they can contribute to shape the future of education.