EDUC 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Motivation, Waking Hours, Social Ecology
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65-80% of youths waking hours are spent outside of school! Provide opportunity to voluntarily engage ( it is not required) in a structured activity (engage in a system with rules and goals. Overtime involves cumulative planning and action for the duration of the project on season. Not just about avoiding boredom, but also to build and thrive. Children and adolescents come alive in those activities they become active agents in ways that realty Drug and alcohol use (with the exception of sports in high. Drug and alcohol use (with the exception of sports in high school) Do they like them that makes a difference. Those not doing that good in school typically get higher gains in these activities. The same program can have a different impact on kids. Like watching tv and hanging out with peers. More concentrated in school that in tv but its not as high as to how much they like hanging out and watching tv.
