A third grader’s afternoon restlessness predicts their chances of finishing college. Children who can sustain their behavioral control for longer periods tend to achieve more in high school and complete more years of education as adults.
How a third grader’s afternoon restlessness predicts their chances of finishing college
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**How a third grader’s afternoon restlessness predicts their chances of finishing college**
A recent study published in [*Developmental Psychology*](https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-78561-001?doi=1) suggests that a child’s ability to control their physical movement tends to wear down as the school day progresses. This steady decline is linked to their long-term academic success. By tracking elementary students with wearable devices, researchers found that children who can sustain their behavioral control for longer periods tend to achieve more in high school and complete more years of education as adults.
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-78561-001?doi=1
So its the marshmallow test all over again.
I’m glad I beat the statistics I was a terror as a little kid it was impossible to pay attention in class for me but I graduated with a Chemical Engineering degree and a 4.0 GPA.
Unfortunately we may see the end of intellectualism in America. American culture is being destroyed from within by degeneracy and insidious forces, the same ones that label intellectuals as “weird” and “creepy.” For this reason I identify as Japanese more than American. In Japan, music, comics, games, animation are not just entertainment. They are high art. However, the Japanese spirit has certainly has begun to wither in the wake of the murder of Shinzo Abe. Nonetheless, I am confident the spirit of the samurai will return some day. Abe-dono will always be Prime Minister in the soul of the Japanese.
Can we have a study that shows not all children fit into the shoebox that is public school? Some children can’t be lectured at and learn, they need to do the thing and use their hands.
Here’s a middle finger from me, and another from my ADHD.
This doesn’t make sense to me. I was extremely hyperactive k-12. Terrible behaviors and elopement. Now, I have a major, minor, masters and PhD.
Don’t be disheartened by this. It is statistically significant but small in magnitude (β = −0.13 to -0.11)
As a poor kid with undiagnosed neurodivergence who is currently a year out from my PhD in astrophysics because I served in the military: yeah, so what?
Wait kids who can’t stay in control have more control over their lives vs those that lack control struggle to maintain control of their lives?
i burned out by the early afternoon in elementary school every day and never finished high school (am only trying to finish now at 22). this totally tracks to me and probably correlates with people with adhd (or those with adhd like traits) having a tougher time in school as a whole.
Ngl….looking at the data this is the scientific version of what regular folk call click bait or junk science. Its such a minute difference
Sure, and hungry kids can’t concentrate and those who are abused or unhealthy can’t either.
Maybe change the system to accommodate that?
My parents divorced when I was 7 so I was very much checked out in 3rd grade…
I skipped third grade..inguess I’m screwed.
Never did get a degree 🙂
I can see why the data points towards this result. BUT to me, as an ADHD with some autism traits, our education system fails us massively.
High school I was a C student because it was so damn boring to me. Once I found a passion and turned my hyper focus on it I graduated college with straight A’s and was class president of my program. I went on to get three total degrees including a masters.
We’re making the mold too rigid.
Here comes the wave of self-diagnosed ADHD to jokingly self-loathe.