Attention is a complex process that includes being alert, selecting what to attend to, ignoring what is unimportant, and maintaining focus for the right amount of time. Preparing before class helps ...
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For a child in a classroom, paying attention to the teacher means filtering out as many as 30 other students and the dynamics between them, visual or outside distractions, noises, and more.