http://www.publicparent.com/65/10000-hours Thinking About Parenting in Public Sat, 01 May 2010 11:07:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.publicparent.com/65/10000-hours/comment-page-1#comment-15 Five Pounds of Sleep, please! | Public Parent Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:36:25 +0000 http://www.publicparent.com/?p=65#comment-15 [...] to have them stay up late to practice, whatever it is, even though it is important to get in enough hours. I would rather cut back on the number of activities they can do. Sleep shift on weekends by 1 hour [...] [...] to have them stay up late to practice, whatever it is, even though it is important to get in enough hours. I would rather cut back on the number of activities they can do. Sleep shift on weekends by 1 hour [...]

]]> http://www.publicparent.com/65/10000-hours/comment-page-1#comment-7 Book Review: Outliers | Public Parent Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:59:43 +0000 http://www.publicparent.com/?p=65#comment-7 [...] While that is true, the children selected early will have gotten a lot of practice in the interim. And no amount of talent can overcome the practice gap. In fact, Malcolm Gladwell cites literature and examples to demonstrate that, in order to archieve true mastery in anything, an individual needs 10,000 hours of practice. [...] [...] While that is true, the children selected early will have gotten a lot of practice in the interim. And no amount of talent can overcome the practice gap. In fact, Malcolm Gladwell cites literature and examples to demonstrate that, in order to archieve true mastery in anything, an individual needs 10,000 hours of practice. [...]

]]> http://www.publicparent.com/65/10000-hours/comment-page-1#comment-5 The Car Academy | Public Parent Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:29:53 +0000 http://www.publicparent.com/?p=65#comment-5 [...] wondered how you are supposed to get in the 10,000 hours it takes to get to mastery? When do you find the time to teach your child some of the basic skills that will give it a leg up [...] [...] wondered how you are supposed to get in the 10,000 hours it takes to get to mastery? When do you find the time to teach your child some of the basic skills that will give it a leg up [...]

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