Difference between two schools

The difference between the two schools that Jerry Large writes about in his article, "Gift of grit, curiosity help kids succeed", is that one school, KIPP, has students that are black, Hispanic and mostly poor and the other, Riverdale Country School,  is an elite school. At KIPP the students "are overwhelmed with stress-inducing conditions in their lives", while the students at Riverdale are "shielded from the possibility of significant failure". Given that a large part of character development is grown through overcoming failure, the children of Riverdale are lacking in character. Yet, the children at KIPP are faced with too much adversity and also do not have the opportunity to develop character or grit. Large describes grit, "self-control, zest, social intelligence, gratitude, optimism and curiosity as being characteristics that are indicators of successful people. Finding meaningful ways to bring character building into the schools through nurture is vital for the child's success as well as for the adults providing it as well.