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“ Kathie Nunley reports:
We’ve all heard the expression “90% of success is just
showing up and not knowing when to quit”. Well research now supports that old expression. It turns out that task persistence in young adolescents is extremely predictive of their income and occupational levels as adults. In males, it’s actually more predictive than even intelligence. Researchers measured task persistence in 13 year olds and found that high task persistence predicted higher grades throughout high school and higher educational attainment in adulthood. Andersson, H. & Bergman, L. (20100). “The role of task persistence in young adolescence for successful educational and occupational attainment in middle adulthood.” Developmental Psychology, May 30, preview (no pagination specified). Dr Kathie Nunley’s Educator’s Newsletter
-mid-June ‘11 Edition- http://Help4Teachers.com
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We’ve all heard the expression “90% of success is just
showing up and not knowing when to quit”. Well research now supports that old expression. It turns out that task persistence in young adolescents is extremely predictive of their income and occupational levels as adults. In males, it’s actually more predictive than even intelligence. Researchers measured task persistence in 13 year olds and found that high task persistence predicted higher grades throughout high school and higher educational attainment in adulthood. Andersson, H. & Bergman, L. (20100). “The role of task persistence in young adolescence for successful educational and occupational attainment in middle adulthood.” Developmental Psychology, May 30, preview (no pagination specified). Dr Kathie Nunley’s Educator’s Newsletter
-mid-June ‘11 Edition- http://Help4Teachers.com
