Showing posts with label Smart Children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smart Children. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

You Don't Understand. No, I Think it is YOU Who Does Not Understand...

“ When I was 5 years old, my mom always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment and I told them they didn’t understand life. "

The author is unknown to me, as I read the quote online and no attribution was given.  Whoever it was, it was a wonderful bit of insight and one many of us could do with a reminder of.

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Saturday, November 08, 2008

Scientific American: The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

Hint: Don't tell your kids that they are (smart). More than three decades of research shows that a focus on effort—not on intelligence or ability—is key to success in school and in life.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids

Sunshine on Discovery Bay

Sunshine on Discovery Bay
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