Seattle Seahawks coach extraordinaire Pete Carroll has identified one indispensible trait in football players: grit. Carroll considers this trait—also described as passionate perseverance or resilience—as important as athletic ability. If grit is as fundamental to success on the gridiron as… Read More

Someone who was not a teacher once looked at one of my lesson plans and asked a bit skeptically, “Do you plan out every minute of every class, and does it really go the way you have it written down… Read More

If I scanned ahead, I would stop reading this article too. So don’t. Stick with me for a moment. You love your family. You love your kids. You don’t like dancing, especially in public. Does that sound about right? If… Read More

At Providence we delight in kids who love to play sports. Some students will pick one sport and dedicate themselves to that one sport. We applaud student athletes who are committed to one sport and push themselves to excellence in… Read More