Study Prof

I’ve mentioned before how important it is to see your vocabulary words used in context.  Google book search is a great resource for that kind of thing.  You can type in your vocabulary word and it will allow you to see the word as it’s used in thousands of different books.  Take a look …

No, the site is … ummm … not really designed for aesthetes.  But, hey, free is free.  Thanks WTAMU!

Double-click any word for the dictionary reference. Check back every day for more words.

abrogate
adapt
agog
amorous
antidote
arbitrary
assert
aversion
beatific
bicker (more…)

Crack that whip, people.

From a 2004 study by Martin Seligman and Angela Duckworth done with American 8th graders…

Self-discipline … accounted for more than twice as much variance as IQ in final grades, high school selection, school attendance, hours spent doing homework, hours spent watching television (inversely), and the time of day students began their homework. The effect of self-discipline on final grades held even when controlling for first-marking-period grades, achievement-test scores, and measured IQ. These findings suggest a major reason for students falling short of their intellectual potential: their failure to exercise self-discipline.

Homely site, but the section on “Motivation and Concentration” has some valuable info. Scroll down a bit, and you’ll find the heading in large red letters.

http://www.norreg.dk/ib/ibstudyskillsframe.htm