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Article: Mindworks; LIFE 101; Mindworks contributors say they've learned some of their most important lessons outside the classroom.(VARIETY)(Mindworks)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 6, 2003
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Byline: Maria Elena Baca; Staff Writer
The most important lessons aren't necessarily found in a book. Students who responded to this month's Mindworks question said they value the traditional Three R's - reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic - but the lessons that have the most impact are three other R's: relationships, responsibility and resolve.
Most Mindworks questions are developed over the summer, but we reserve two months, January and April, for "live" questions inspired by issues in the news. Prompted by debates over "accountability" in education, Mindworks asked students for January: "State leaders have talked a lot lately about making sure that ...