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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grades don't matter if the focus is non-cognitive skills.

Definition

Non-cognitive skills are any skills that are not cognitive, such as memory, attention, planning, language and thinking skills. Non-cognitive skills include emotional maturity, empathy, interpersonal skills and verbal and non-verbal communication. Non-cognitive skills influence the overall behavior of a person. For example, a nurse who is able to to easily comfort patients has non-cognitive skills.

Cognitive vs. Non-Cognitive

Non-cognitive skills are often not measurable, unlike cognitive skills, which educators can measure objectively with tests. As a result, educators can have a difficult time assessing non-cognitive skills and helping students develop these skills. Those who develop non-cognitive skills are more likely to develop cognitive skills, but not necessarily the other way around, according to Inequality in America.

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Then my child would never made it to magnet that is live saver for DC? Child has ADHD and is not orgnazied  with obvious attention issues, and 3 year behind in maturity. But this child was taking Algebra in 6th grade in magnet and was straight A student.
I have other child with very high non-cognitive skills who is absolutely not good at technical subjects...
Above approach is complete BS.
Oh, by the way most genius people of last century were always non-organized and had many social issues (probably Asperger or ADHD). They would not dress properly, put different shoes on different feet etc.[/quote]

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