The Persistence Triangle

Here's an article that addresses the complexities of teaching Persisting by providing a cognitive models to help students internalize persistent behavior. The author underscores a valid point: persistence does not necessarily pay off when students continue to use a single strategy. Trying the same thing over and over can sometimes only lead to failure and frustration. Instead, students need to behave intelligently enough to know when to change strategies. The Persistence Triangle proposed here represents a set of questions that will prompt more focused thinking. You may want to use the Persistence Triangle to help students define and analyze problems, and to generate possible solution strategies....in other words, to persist intelligently.