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...met in a moment. Ninth-grade children may not see the benefits of hard work. but the advantages of solid academic performance will be obvious when they...of making incremental efforts for long-term gains. Model Creativity There are many ways teachers and parents can provide an environment that fosters creativity...

...assignments does little to teach students the value of making incremental efforts for long-term gains. Projects are clearly superior in meeting this goal,...not confident of parental involvement and support. Because much of learning at all levels — and especially university levels — is about short-term...