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Why It Pays to Work Hard Instructional VideoWhy It Pays to Work Hard Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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Grade
9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Media Length
6:23
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2013
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Why It Pays to Work Hard

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Hard work is the second of Richard St. John's "8 Traits Successful People Have in Common." Many young learners believe that in order to be successful, one needs to have a great deal of talent or intelligence; however, after interviewing hundreds of successful individuals, St. John is ready to declare to his audience that hard work trumps all! Start the year off with a bang or invigorate your young learners who may have hit a slump in their work by emphasizing the fact that success does not come easy, to have fun working, and to become "workafrolics".

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

character building, perseverance

Additional Tags

perserverance, diligence, study habits, character building, social studies

Pros

  • Incorporates quotations from variety of modern, successful individuals
  • Includes multiple choice and short answer assessment questions
  • Can design your own online assessment and additional resources

Cons

  • Speaker and graphics are somewhat silly

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3

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