For more than a decade new perspectives of skill have been the focus of books on achievement, education, sports, and the arts. Malcom Gladwell’s books are some of the best known examples. Another very useful contribution is Daniel Coyle’s, The…
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Skill is Counterintuitive
Posted in Adolescence, Child Psychology, Education, Executive Functions, Parenting, Teaching Tagged with: Book, Brain, Competition, counterintuitive, Creativity, Daniel Coyle, Education, myelination, Skill, Sports, Talent
What Do I Tell My Son about Tom Brady?
Like all New Englanders I currently feel under siege. The hate for the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady is at epic levels. Of course this has been going on for years. People are bored with the Patriots’…
Posted in Adolescence, Boys, Child Psychology, Communicating with Kids, Parenting, Psychology of Youth, Society & Culture, Sports Tagged with: Athletics, Civility, Competition, Consciousness, Culture, Education, Media, New England, Parenting, Patriots, Sports, Tom Brady, Truth
