September 2012

You need their attention for explicit learning. For starters, stop telling your audience to,“Pay attention!” It sounds pathetic. Why?

Our featured “Extreme School” is a school in Los Angeles County, California. Not long ago, this high K-5 poverty school had neighborhood drug dealers coming ON CAMPUS. The outside aesthetics of the school were deplorable, with deteriorating buildings. The district rates schools (academically) on a scale from 1-10 (with 10 as highest). This school was a “1” out of ten – the lowest possible ranking.

There are powerful reasons that kids don’t put out much effort. Each of the reasons leads to a powerful action step. The first one is…