In the first part of the book, a summary of "How children succeed: grit, curiosity and the hidden power of character". Section one “The Cognitive Hypothesis and the Holes Therein” details chapters one and two. Part two “The Power of Character” details chapters one through five. Tough begins conveying his goals to the audience by starting with “The VS Cognitive Hypothesis.” The strength of character'. The audience can be described as future and/or current educators, current education professionals, curious parents, and the general public. Tough refers to the cognitive hypothesis belief as the strong belief that a child's future success depends on the development of his or her mental abilities and that the best way to develop these abilities in children is to expose them to as much cognitive stimulation as possible and to start as early as possible. possible. Explain that there is evidence that strongly correlates success in elementary school, college, and post-school employment with this hypothesis. The challenge with the cognitive hypothesis is that until the last decade or so it was believed to be the single most important ingredient in contributing to a child's future success. Many studies have been conducted to investigate this claim and the shocking evidence has shown that there is actually reason to believe that this hypothesis is not completely