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TED-Ed
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
17:40
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2013
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True Success

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Legendary coach John Wooden explains his philosophy of success and how he came to define and understand this term over time. A multiple choice quiz with short answer reflections is accompanied by a link to Wooden's website and famous Pyramid of Success, which can be printed out. Use this as an example of how someone can integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information to address the question, "What is success?"

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CCSS: Adaptable

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social studies

Pros

  • The speaker offers several different viewpoints of what success means
  • The lesson can easily be flipped, personalized for a specific class or assignment, and shared as a link with the class

Cons

  • The multiple choice questions are basic recall and could instead be reworded or removed to focus more on developing an understanding or personal definition of success
  • The questions could also be modified to incorporate a study or discussion around the Pyramid of Success offered in the Dig Deeper section

Common Core

RH.11-12.7

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