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Defining The Other 3 Rs:

The learnable attributes of reasoning, resilience and responsibility are defined as follows:

Reasoning   
Thinking that utilizes explicit and/or implicit rules, with this program focusing on effective problem solving particularly in regard to academic challenges.

Resilience   
Competently surmounting challenges, both inside and outside of school.
Challenges & difficulties are a normal part of life:
"Challenges are normal. We all have them."

Persistence/Determination
"If at first I don't succeed I will try again."

View obstacles as challenges to be overcome (approach challenges by keeping things in perspective and seeing them as opportunities for learning).
"What can I learn from this?"
"How can I approach this challenge?"

Responsibility   
Being accountable for one's own actions and inactions and the consequences of those actions and inactions.
Academic responsibility
"Good grades result from my efforts."
"If I want to learn it's up to me."

Personal responsibility
"It's up to me to make it happen."
"How I act matters."

Social Responsibility
Concern for the common good.
"I care about what is good for all of us, not just for me."

Giving help and seeking help.
"I will help you."
"I need help."


The Other 3Rs Problem Solving Model :


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About the Other 3Rs
Project

Project Goals

Designing the Teacher Training

Implementing the Study

Illustrated Presentations

Project Results

Project Collaborators

Collaborator Biosketches

APA Staff for the project


Monitor Articles on The Other 3 R's
Responsibility: one of the other three Rs (March 03)

The other three Rs: part two, reasoning (April 03)

The other three Rs: part three, resilience (May 03)

It's more than reading, writing and 'rithmetic (Oct 03)

White House conference draws on psychologists' expertise (Sep 02)


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The Other 3 R's: Reasoning, Resilience and Responsibility
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