Comments on: Learning to pay attention http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/learning-to-pay-attention/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Casting Out Nines http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/learning-to-pay-attention/#comment-38418 Casting Out Nines Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:41:30 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5706#comment-38418 <strong>Wednesday morning links...</strong> The importance of teaching kids to pay attention, over against the phenomenon of “multitasking”. Lord knows I’m trying to do this with my 2- and 4-year olds. [h/t Joanne Jacobs] What college administrators think about college faculty... Wednesday morning links…

The importance of teaching kids to pay attention, over against the phenomenon of “multitasking”. Lord knows I’m trying to do this with my 2- and 4-year olds. [h/t Joanne Jacobs]
What college administrators think about college faculty…

]]> By: Mrs. Davis http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/learning-to-pay-attention/#comment-38417 Mrs. Davis Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:22:15 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5706#comment-38417 Meditation...Is that like praying? Meditation…Is that like praying?

]]> By: Fred the Fourth http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/learning-to-pay-attention/#comment-38416 Fred the Fourth Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:44:21 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5706#comment-38416 Actually, I have a theory about this: Young kids don't have short attention spans. Their parent have short attention spans for the things the kids are interested in. This causes the kids to learn to accept interruptions, and the rest follows... I learned this with my baby daughter, when I caught myself wanting to *finish the walk* rather than letting her stay absorbed in the nondescript beetle that had caught her eye. I promised myself right there that I would never do that again. Seems to have worked great with her, and modestly well with her younger brother. Actually, I have a theory about this: Young kids don’t have short attention spans. Their parent have short attention spans for the things the kids are interested in. This causes the kids to learn to accept interruptions, and the rest follows…

I learned this with my baby daughter, when I caught myself wanting to *finish the walk* rather than letting her stay absorbed in the nondescript beetle that had caught her eye. I promised myself right there that I would never do that again. Seems to have worked great with her, and modestly well with her younger brother.

]]> By: Fred the Fourth http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/learning-to-pay-attention/#comment-38415 Fred the Fourth Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:39:45 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5706#comment-38415 Sorry...What were you saying? Sorry…What were you saying?

]]> By: Alice Aspen March http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/learning-to-pay-attention/#comment-38414 Alice Aspen March Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:13:51 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5706#comment-38414 Let's start with turning off the television for little kids, getting them to pay attention to activities which involve their hand-eye coordination and give them opportunities to exercise their physical, visual and auditory skills/ development. Research has shown that watching television leads to decreased attention spans. We need to recognize our kids' inherent gifts early to support and grow them! Let’s start with turning off the television for little kids, getting them to pay attention to activities which involve their hand-eye coordination and give them opportunities to exercise their physical, visual and auditory skills/ development. Research has shown that watching television leads to decreased attention spans.
We need to recognize our kids’ inherent gifts early to support and grow them!

]]> By: Dawn http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/learning-to-pay-attention/#comment-38413 Dawn Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:28:19 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5706#comment-38413 I'm skeptical about schools and meditation. The first day of school a child steps into a large space filled with colours and graphics and 25 other excitable young children. Seems like a recipe for inattention. I’m skeptical about schools and meditation.

The first day of school a child steps into a large space filled with colours and graphics and 25 other excitable young children. Seems like a recipe for inattention.

]]> By: Mike Anderson http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/learning-to-pay-attention/#comment-38412 Mike Anderson Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:51:34 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5706#comment-38412 On behalf of my students, I eagerly await the College Edition. On behalf of my students, I eagerly await the College Edition.

]]> By: Linda F http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/learning-to-pay-attention/#comment-38411 Linda F Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:46:36 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5706#comment-38411 Training first tested on monkeys? I can see a storm of protest from the overly-sensitive here. However, young children have much in common, behavior-wise, with primates, as anyone who has visited zoos can attest to. So maybe the same techniques will work for both. Training first tested on monkeys?

I can see a storm of protest from the overly-sensitive here.

However, young children have much in common, behavior-wise, with primates, as anyone who has visited zoos can attest to. So maybe the same techniques will work for both.

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