The assignment for today - intro to Cal Newport's So Good They Can't Ignore You

CC 2 - 9.10 assignments

Listen to this podcast featuring a man names Charlie Plumb.

As you listen to it, do the following on this blog (in the comments section).

List three personal reactions or takeaways.

List three connections to what Plumb went through and to what Gladwell focuses on in Outliers, namely "extraordinary opportunities," "hidden advantages," and "cultural legacies."

Finally, respond to the feedback of three of your classmates.

** Be sure to include your name in each entry, so I can award you points.

Ch. 4 assignment for Gladwell's Outliers

As you read Ch. 4 of Outliers in class today, follow the directions below -

First, choose three of the topics/questions below to respond to in the comments section below. Be sure to make each response a different comment.

Second, respond to the comments of three of your classmates, offering your own take or reaction to their comments.

I have left three examples for you. You may choose to respond to them if you wish.

How is Langan an “outlier”?

What do you think is the real reason he wasn’t able to succeed?  Or has he succeeded after all?

Why does Gladwell compare him to Oppenheimer?

What is the difference between the two men?

On page 99, Gladwell notes about Oppenheimer: “He got the rest of the world to see things his way” – why is this so important to success?

What would have Oppenheimer done if he were in Langan’s shoes?

Define “practical intelligence” in your own words.

Where does practical intelligence come from?

Why would wealthier parents raise their kids differently than poor parents?


Contrast “concerted cultivation” vs. “accomplishment of natural growth.”  


How can “entitlement” is a dirty word today, especially when it comes to your generations.  But how can it actually be a good thing to have?

What do you think is the key difference between “Concerted cultivation” and “accomplishment of natural growth”?  Why would this play such a role in their “practical intelligence” and, ultimately, their success?

What would make “concerted cultivation” so effective?  

How did the parenting styles impact the lives of Langan and Oppenheimer?

Jeff, Christopher Langan’s brother, notes on page 110: “’It’s the culture you find yourself in that determines that [your success].”

·       Is this true?

·       To what extent?

·       How does the culture you are in right now both help and limit you?

Why did the A’s of the Termites come from the middle and upper classes?

What do you make of this finding from Terman and his group of researchers listed on page 112: “The As were judged to be much more alert, poised, attractive, and well dressed.  In fact, the scores on those four dimensions are so different as to make you think you are looking at two different species of humans”?


What lucky break did the Cs lack?

Why does Gladwell claim at the end of the chapters (page 115) that no one – not even geniuses – ever makes it alone?

Second reading assignment for The Dip

As you read The Dip, pages 25-55, take notes on the key ideas and any connections you make to the content.

THEN (and here is what you will submit for a grade), devise a "Sketchnote" of your notes on pages 25-55.  See an example of how to do 'skethnotes" below.  Also see my example.

My example - 

If you don't want to do a "sketchnote," you can do a 'non-linguistic' representation of the chapter.  This may include a Lego structure/creation, an abstract drawing or painting, an infographic featuring images related to the reading.

Monday, April 23 assignment

Watch the video below, and then leave two connections to So Good They Can't Ignore You.  THEN leave feedback to two of the feedback from your peers.

See my examples below.

Thursday April 12 assignment

Here is the video we will watch today in class.  For full credit, leave two connections to what Kreek talks about in terms of success and failure, as it relates to Newport's concept of deliberate practice.  Then leave leave reactions to the comments from two of your classmates.

I listed my examples below too.

Thanks

Intro to Steal Like an Artist

We have already watched the first two episodes of Everything is a Remix.

Watch the final two episodes below.  Then leave two thoughts per episode. After that, please leave two responses to the thoughts of your peers.

That will be a total of four responses.

Thanks.



Everything is a Remix Part 3 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.



Everything is a Remix Part 4 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.