How does Ta-Nehisi Coates demonstrate the characteristics of the successful student that President Obama outlines?

He does this by not giving up in learning French, even though it was very difficult for him.

Explanation:

President Obama says that being a successful student requires hard work and perseverance. He tells schoolchildren in America, "even when you're struggling, even when you're discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you, don't ever give up on yourself".

Ta-Nehisi Coates demonstrates both hard work and persistence. Even though he says French has been the hardest subject of his life, he gave himself the "opportunity to get better at difficult things". He struggled with French, he got better at stumbling, and

he learned how great it felt to improve. He stayed with French even though it was hard, and he has felt successful at speaking the language.