"I will tell you that iko, the m the airline gods were with me. Everything worked out," she says. "When you develop character and when you manifest the aspirationof self that youuld like to be, but aren't always, it just feels so right." She adds: "To this day, i regret those failures of character of mine".
Many people think schools are no place for teaching character. Psychologist Angela Duckworth of the University of Pennsylvania and founder of Character Lab, disagrees. She talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the implicit curriculum for character, the critical role early education plays in shaping our adult values, and why the Marshmallow Test doesn't determine our destiny.