Indeed, Common Core and competency-based learning should be a natural fit, as the former creates learning maps for students to master that can shift the emphasis from time to mastery of deeper learning.

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SocialPsych encourages students to take optional multiple-choice quizzes during their free time to earn badges certifying mastery of a subject.

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But the Australian bettered his time twice in chilly conditions to underscore his mastery of the circuit.

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Real transformation would allow students to progress based on mastery rather than the amount of time they sat in a classroom.

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But Iverson is an eight-time All Star and future Hall of Famer thanks to his mastery of one move: the crossover dribble.

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Fortunately, in a development that Keeping Pace reports on but is not highlighted in the eSchool News article, Idaho did pass a measure that allows students to earn credit by demonstrating subject mastery instead of only being allowed to earn credit through seat time.

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The first was technical mastery, which was achieved through hard work (he advised young actors not to waste time in clubs).

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Because he must save face and that is what Tom is helping him to do while at the same time fulfilling the needs we all have to find in our work - autonomy, purpose and mastery.

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Instead, you can gain mastery over them through the power of your unconscious mind, by focusing on one emotion at a time, so that both you and the people around you find your presence calming, or inspiring, or motivational, on a daily basis.

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