Standing Still Predicts School Success Better Than IQ

Re:Standing Still Predicts School Success Better Than IQ by curi on Friday March 14, 2008 @10:26PM (#137333)

So for example I rarely concentrated very hard in class, but enjoyed to for 12 hour days at chess tournaments. I knew plenty of similar people, some of whom were diagnosed with things like ADHD.

I'm not saying all children are good at concentration. I doubt most of the kids who stand still well are very good at concentration. It's just not what is being tested for and not what schools really care about.

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Re:Standing Still Predicts School Success Better Than IQ by greendestiny on Friday March 14, 2008 @10:39PM (#137341)

I don't think its that controversial to suggest that a child who can sit still longer has better self-discipline. Self-discipline isn't exactly the same as ability to concentrate, but as a simple indicator for young children its interesting to study.

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