385: The Most Important Question to Ask This School Year

What’s the one question we should be asking students, and ourselves, this school year? Gretchen shares what a simple question that is becoming more and more central in her work with students, educators, and coaches starting their own businesses. The conversation includes: * Why there’s no such thing as “busy work”* Why it’s important to understand the purpose behind every assignment* Why it saves time, energy and aggravation to reflect on the purpose before taking action* How this advice works for any kind of action, not just school work* How teachers, parents and educators can support students Want to discover what kinds of learning purposes students can choose from? Check out www.gretchenwegner.com/actionguide. Got follow up questions for Gretchen about this advice?! If so, she has a new monthly Q&A event coming up. Sign up for the next one at www.gretchenwegner.com/live.