Daily Spotlight on Education 01/03/2009

• Why Do You Ask?: Paying Attention - Work Ethic 2.0

  Excellent insight from Ric Murry about current research opinions beginning to circulate stating showing that the ability to stay on task or "pay attention" is the new important work ethic. I agree - I work to teach my students that self control and behavior is vital - it is what I try to teach - let them have access to everything but also watch to help them make sure they can stay on task as well. HOld them accountable. You're doing them a favor.

• Note: After a comment from a diligent reader, I have revised the above bookmark - the information stated here is not definitive research, although some state it as such, but has appeared as some opinions and as information from Gladwell's popularly acclaimed book Outliers.
  

• tags: education, learning

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