So i left the classroom and I went to graduate school to become a psychologist.
I started studying kids and adults in all kinds of super challenging settings.and in every study my question was .who is successful here and why?
My research team and I went to West Point Military Academy.
We tried to predict which cadets would stay in military training and which would drop out.
We went to the National Spelling Bee and tried to predict which children would advance farthest in competition.
We studied rookie teachers working in really tough neighborhoods ,asking which teachers are still going to be here in teaching by the end of the school year.and fo those, who will be the most effective at improving learning outcomes for their students?
We partnered with private companies ,asking ,which of these salepeople is going to keep their jobs?
