Practice How Can I Improve My Human Capital? Lesson 14

“Practice” Improving Human Capital Improving Human Capital Doing Something Many Times For the Purpose of Learning Doing Something Many Times For the Purpose of Learning Vocabulary

Why was Aunt Rachael worried about Clara? Why was Aunt Rachael worried about Clara? Why did Aunt Rachael want Clara to learn to sew? Why did Aunt Rachael want Clara to learn to sew? Why did Aunt Rachael have Clara rip out her work and do it again? Why did Aunt Rachael have Clara rip out her work and do it again? Why did Clara have to make the stitches so tiny? How did Clara react? Why did Clara have to make the stitches so tiny? How did Clara react? What changes did these choices make in Clara’s life, and the lives of others? What changes did these choices make in Clara’s life, and the lives of others? How did her skill make Clara more powerful? How did her skill make Clara more powerful?

Origami Project “ One more time” in class Write on finished cup: “time”, #4 Write on finished cup: “time”, #4 Array 4 cups by time Array 4 cups by time Fill out Journal page 14-4 Fill out Journal page 14-4 Practice Improves My Human Capital –Time to make each (Col 1) –Difference between slowest & fastest bottom) –Rate each by Quality: D  A+ (Col 2) Difficulty: 1 (easiest)  10 (most difficult) (Col 3) Class responses

Practice  Improves our Skills Improves our Skills Helps us work Faster Helps us work Faster Makes our work Easier Makes our work Easier Makes our work Better Makes our work Better Repeating

Other Ways to Improve Human Capital Watch others Watch others Listen to others Listen to others Read Read Ask questions Ask questions Follow written directions Follow written directions