tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364023.post8159942053979439003..comments2021-02-24T05:44:58.646-07:00Comments on Painless Technology: ConcentrationAl Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147832028584159376noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364023.post-68178529472495796882008-06-07T14:14:00.000-06:002008-06-07T14:14:00.000-06:00Thanks for the comment.Now I just need to figure o...Thanks for the comment.<BR/><BR/>Now I just need to figure out a way to convince my principal that the kids are really working. ;-)Al Gunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06147832028584159376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364023.post-8470233277009773922008-06-04T12:37:00.000-06:002008-06-04T12:37:00.000-06:00I'm really glad that you came to this conclusion. ...I'm really glad that you came to this conclusion. When I was in school, we weren't allowed to have music playing devices and it never struck me as odd. Yet, when I reached college I, myself, noticed that I studied with familiar music on-- it didn't matter whether there were words. Familiarity allowed me to zone it out and focus on the arduous amounts of math proofs my professors assigned me. <BR/><BR/>By the time I started taking graduate courses, it was commonplace on test days to see one, or two individuals with those trademark iPod earbuds in their ears. <BR/><BR/>I remembered this when I started my first 'real' teaching position, and had a student who listened to loud heavy metal on his CD player during every available non-lecture moment. I like your conclusions, and in the future will try to approach the issue head-on, before it arises. Thanks for the post, Al.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com