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MegaSkills are
our inner engines of learning. They are the superbasics: the beliefs,
behaviors and attitudes that determine our achievement in school and in
life. Based on school report cards, personnel records, interviews with
educators and employers, eleven MegaSkills have been identified by Dr.
Dorothy Rich, founder and president of HSI, in her book,
MegaSkills® : Building Children's Achievement for the Information
Age. This title has sold over 350,000 copies in three editions.
The eleven
MegaSkills are:
- Confidence:
feeling able to do it
- Motivation:
wanting to do it
- Effort: being willing to work hard
- Responsibility:
doing what's right
- Initiative:
moving into action
- Perseverance:
completing what you start
- Caring:
showing concern for others
- Teamwork:
working with others
- Common Sense:
using good judgment
- Problem Solving:
putting what you know and what you can do into action
- Focus:
concentrating with a goal in mind
These are the
success attributes that we need in order to maximize our potential.
They emphasize the work ethic and are closely related to the employment
qualities and skills identified in the SCANS Report of the U.S.
Department of Labor. Taken together, they constitute vital academic and
character education increasingly being sought by families, schools, and
employers across the nation today.
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