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Experts say ‘grit’ won’t replace the need for improved mental health funding for students in England

Concerns Over “Grit” Initiative in Schools School leaders and experts caution that the government’s push to foster “grit” in students cannot substitute for enhanced mental health support in English schools. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and Health Secretary Wes Street emphasized the role of More Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in preventing crises and nurturing resilience […]

Tom Thibodeau impressed with Karl-Antony Towns’ grit

In the third quarter of his new team's most complete win of the season, Karl-Anthony Towns flew to the Knicks' bench to save a missed ball from Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic. Towns quickly got back up in time to make the layup. In Monday's blowout win over the Knicks, Towns scored two of his 30 […]

Nets’ grit mentality has them off to surprising start this season

In the Big 3 era, and even last year when the Nets won the championship, talent was valued over toughness. It's still early, but so far this season it's been the opposite. And that toughness has led to the Nets' surprising 4-4 ​​start heading into Friday's game in Boston. “You have guts, right?” Cam Johnson […]

Luis Severino’s grit delivered everything Mets need vs. Brewers

MILWAUKEE — Luis Severino Tuesday night was, in many ways, what the Mets' season has been so far. Things went badly at first, but they were persistent and refused to surrender. No, wait. There was more to it than that. They had the will and skill to do more than just survive. So Tuesday's Severino […]

How Harley-Davidson traded American grit for woke ideology

I once read a great analysis of the birth of modern America that described how veterans returned from World War II and how programs like the GI Bill opened up new paths and opportunities that didn’t exist before. Many of the American soldiers who returned home were seasoned warriors who had faced the worst of […]

Marcus Stroman displays big-game grit to stop Yankees’ skid

There was no five-alarm fire in the Bronx. The Bronx was not burning. But manager Aaron Boone was looking to end the Volunteers’ first possible four-game losing streak of the season, and Marcus Stroman doused the embers of hysteria swirling among Yankees fans with an 8-3 win over the Braves. Stroman allowed a home run […]