What's a MegaSkill?
By comparing school report cards to job-performance evaluations, parent involvement expert Dorothy Rich has identified a consistent set of attributes that people need to be successful. In her book, she explains how parents and teachers can work together to instill the following qualities in kids:
Confidence: feeling able to do it
Motivation: wanting to do it
Effort: being willing to work hard
Responsibility: doing what's right
Initiative: moving into action
Perseverance: completing what you start
Caring: showing concern for others
Teamwork: working with others
Common Sense: using good judgment
Problem Solving: putting what you know and what you can do into action
Focus: concentrating with a goal in mind
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