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Cody Coleman is a computer scientist who, Duckworth argues, overcame poverty and a substandard education to succeed thanks to his grit. Duckworth points out that Coleman developed grit because key adults—including his brother and his high school math teacher—supported him and set high expectations for him. She cites Coleman in order to suggest that adults besides parents can serve as important role models of grit for young people.
Cody Coleman Quotes in Grit
The Grit quotes below are all either spoken by Cody Coleman or refer to Cody Coleman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 10: Parenting for Grit Quotes
“You don’t need to be a parent to make a difference in someone’s life. If you just care about them and get to know what’s going on, you can make an impact. Try to understand what’s going on in their life and help them through that. That’s something I experienced firsthand. It made the difference.”
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Cody Coleman grew up in poverty but eventually found his way to MIT and Stanford thanks in part to a series of well-timed relationships with key mentors, ranging from his estranged brother to his high school teachers. Duckworth uses Coleman’s story as an example of how anyone can develop grit in the right circumstances—and any adult can help inspire young people, even if they’re not a parent. As Coleman explains here, young people learn from all the adults around them, so simply making an effort to understand, connect with, and empower them is often enough to show them that they Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciun
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Cody Coleman Character Timeline in Grit
The timeline below shows where the character Cody Coleman appears in Grit. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 10: Parenting for Grit
...but they all have some mentor at a crucial point in their life. For instance, Cody Coleman was born to an incarcerated mother and raised by his impoverished, aging grandmother. He wasn’t...
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