Mastery

          As Jacque was saying pain has great influence on kids.  I am not talking about conventional pain that hurts students, but material being hard for them to comprehend and them needing to push themselves to learn it.  Some students become frustrated and give up.  Other students have "grit" and will push themselves to understand the material and really learn it.  I enjoyed rule three mastery is an asymptote.  This means you can never fully attain mastery.  Some students do not try because it is frustrating that they will never attain it.  I believe, as we get older we really develop an appreciation for mastery.  If there is a way to get our students to chase mastery at an early age maybe they will appreciate the material that frustrates them and they will develop “grit.”  In essence this is what will push them to boundaries to which they never thought about chasing.  “In our offices and our classrooms we have way too much compliance and way too little engagement. The former might get you through the day, but only the latter will get you through the night.”  This quote came directly from Pink about Motivation 3.0 and is why I believe connecting students to the material is very important.