Video: K¹²'s Approach to Learning, Part 4

Summary : Successful athletes are made by the blood, sweat, and tears they put into honing their natural talents. Chess masters have played tens of thousands of games of chess. A concert pianist practices his craft every day, sometimes for hours on end.

Cognitive scientists are finding that mastery in almost any subject area looks the same. Hard work, practice, and the right tools pave the road to success in every field—easier things become fast, fluent and subconscious, while the conscious mind has conceptual tools to tackle the toughest parts of problems.

In this video, learn how our curriculum provides the right content and tools to ensure that with the right amount of practice, all kinds of minds can wrap themselves around and internalize what we call the “Big Ideas” in each subject area.

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