Attention
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A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson.
The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.
Black women are programmed to define ourselves within this male attention and to compete with each other for it rather than to recognize and move upon our common interests.
Whatever we put our attention on will grow stronger in our life.
Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.
Teenagers talk about the idea of having each other's 'full attention'. They grew up in a culture of distraction. They remember their parents were on cell phones when they were pushed on swings as toddlers. Now, their parents text at the dinner table and don't look up from their BlackBerry when they come for end-of-school day pickup.
In Hollywood, for me, it's all about the movie stars and the singers. Baseball players don't draw too much attention; we're low key. I'm good with faces and sometimes bad with names, but I'll walk up to somebody if I know who they are... show them some love.
I've been amazed watching people who are not ready with their scripts when they're getting a lot of attention.
Digital technology has several features that can make it much easier for teachers to pay special attention to all their students.