The harder they work now, the more they can learn later

Education implies change, yet I think most adults assume that today’s classrooms operate in much the same way they did when we were in school. Nothing could be further from the truth…

Through the efforts of researchers from the Institute for Learning at the University of Pittsburgh, it has now become clear that the amount of effort put forth by an individual can increase their IQ. In other words, the actual process of rigorous thinking and learning not only makes us smarter, but it also stretches our ability to learn more.

The implications of this startling research for today’s educators, as well as for parents, is that we must start asking and, indeed, expecting more from our children. For if we accept mediocre performance, we will be, in effect, limiting their long-range potential to learn more and to experience meaningful success…

Source: Dallas Morning News
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