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Angela Duckworth

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Angela Duckworth is the leading psychologist studying Grit, a primary part of Character Education. The article has a section about her work with character development and the roles she has played in this process and idea.

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Lead Section: This section provided facts about Duckworth's life but I found it to be a bit short. It only mentions one small bit about grit and doesn't reference character education at all. I think this should be more prevalent because it's a huge part of her life.

Content: The content is a bit lacking. Although it states many facts it doesn't have a whole lot of info about her motivations or why she chose to do the things she did. It felt almost like there was equal information about her father (a chemist), who the article is not about. The section on grit, however, is great and fleshed out. I just wish there had been more on Duckworth herself and her attributes and motivations.

Tone and Balance: The article felt very balances and neutral. it explains about her life and grit. It discusses the pro-grit viewpoint as well as the anti-grit viewpoint in a neutral way.

Sources and References: This section is full to the brim with many sources and references. all are adequately linked and placed where they need to be. It would be extremely easy for me to access any and all information shared in the wikipedia article.

Organization and writing quality: The organization is great and it is laid out well and in a way that makes sense. The writing however feels a bit lacking. It is very straight to the point which is good but doesnt properly cover everything I wished it would.

Images and Media: There is only one picture of Duckworth. I wish there had been multiple pictures of her or pictures displaying Grit or the school she had worked at or something. This felt very lacking. The picture is also from 2017, so is now 5 years old and perhaps should be updated.

Talk Page Discussion: No one has used the talk page as of yet, leading me to believe that this is not a common article for people to edit

Overall Impression: Overall it is a good article. very informative but it still felt just slightly lacking. I would have liked to see more about Duckworth's life and history and what lead her to her work on grit. I also would have preferred if there was more information from the authors and editors in the talk page.