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Create a More Connected Minnesota

The author of "How Children Succeed," Paul Tough, argues that the qualities that matter most have less to do with cognitive skills and more to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self-control. He spoke at the 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival and will be a keynote speaker at MPR's 2014 Top Coast Festival May 30-June 1.

Aspen Ideas Festival: How children succeed

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