Outliers Part III
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Outliers in Education: Part Three So what separates one person from the next in the real world?
Practical Intelligence “Knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it, and knowing how to say it for maximum effect.” Robert Sternberg, psychologist Page 101
Examples at Tom Cox Ron Clark’s Essential 55 Timberwolf Essential 42
Evolution of American Society • Industrial Age • Information Age • Conceptual Age
Shortcomings of Traditional Intelligence • Abundance • Asia • Automation
Design It’s no longer sufficient to create a product, a service, an experience, or a lifestyle that’s merely functional. Today, it’s economically crucial and personally rewarding to create something that is also beautiful, whimsical, or emotional engaging.
Story When our lives are brimming with information and data, it’s not enough to marshal an effective argument. The essence of persuasion, communication, and self-understanding has become the ability to also fashion a compelling narrative.
Symphony Previous ages required focus and specialization, but now there’s a new premium on the opposite aptitude: putting the pieces together – seeing the big picture, crossing boundaries, and being able to combine disparate pieces into a new whole.
Empathy The capacity for logical thought is one of the things that makes us human, but what will distinguish those who thrive will be there ability to understand what makes their fellow man tick, to forge relationships, and to care for others.
Play Ample evidence points to the enormous health and professional benefit of laughter, lightheartedness, games, and humor. There is a time to be serious, but too much cannot be bad for your general well being.
Meaning We live in a world of breathtaking material plenty. That has freed millions of people from day-to-day struggles and liberated us to pursue more significant desires: purpose, transcendence, and spiritual fulfillment.
Or to say this in a more familiar way to teachers… Bloom’s Taxonomy Revised