Knowledge, skills and attitudes...

Knowledge, skills and attitudes... I think that attitude is possibly the most important component that a student needs to be successful. Without a positive attitude, in a 21st Century environment, or any other environment, for that matter, there will be no success. I think of students with average skills and above average attitudes, and I see students who are more successful than a student with a below average attitude. Attitudes are shaped by environment; Home environment, school / learning environment, socio-economic environment, to name but a few. A teachers' focus should be formulating and focusing the positive attitude, as well as facilitating knowledge and skill acquisition. An attitude that envelopes the positive learning / school environment will assist a student with success of knowledge and skill acquisition. "Ya gotta wanna." You have to want to learn. You must want to get better, to succeed. You want to be competitive in your learning, your collaboration, your experimentation and experiences. These are all attributes of attitude.