description of marzano's strategy (one of the set)

1. Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition* by Sheryl Smith *Classroom Instruction that Works Robert J. Marzano, Debra, J . Pickering, Jane E. Pollock, MCREL, 2001.

2. How do character traits such as perseverance and preparation relate to achievement ?

3. Lucille Ball was dismissed from drama school for being too quiet and shy. (Paul Stirling Hagerman, It's a Weird World)

4. Michael Jordan was cut from his high-school basketball team as a sophomore. (Bob Greene, in Reader's Digest)

5. Charles Schulz was told by his high school's yearbook staff that his cartoons were not acceptable for the annual. (Charles E. Ferrell, in the Clergy Journal)

6. Julia Roberts - auditioned for a part in All My Children and didn’t get it.

7. Albert Einstein failed his first college entrance exam at Zurich Polytechnic. (Charles Reichblum, Knowledge in a Nutshell)

8. Effort and recognition speak to the attitudes and beliefs of students. Teachers must show the connection between effort and achievement . Research shows that although not all students realize the importance of effort, they can learn to change their beliefs to emphasize effort.

12. Classroom Application The student examples that follow include the finalists in the Character Counts! poster project. All students have their work exhibited at the following website: Character Counts! Poster Gallery