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[quote=Anonymous]This was posted to an education blog I follow.  Note the comment, this was not tested in at risk categories of kids.  I wonder given the SES risk of the kids that are using it in many schools in DC if this does not become its own experiment

Tools of the Mind: Promising pre-k curriculum looking less promising
08/27/20123 Comments
 
A lot of data from the last couple of decades shows a strong association between executive functions (the ability to inhibit impulses, to direct attention, and to use working memory) and positive outcomes in school and out of school (see review here).  Kids with stronger executive functions get better grades, are more likely to thrive in their careers, are less likely to get in trouble with the law, and so forth. Although the relationship is correlational and not known to be causal, understandably researchers have wanted to know whether there is a way to boost executive function in kids.  http://www.danielwillingham.com/1/post/2012/08/promising-pre-k-curriculum-looking-less-promising.html[/quote]

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