Ages 8-16 · Book 4, Discernment · 4,299 places
Attention and Focus
Attention as something that is being competed for by professionals, which is a fact and not an opinion.
Built on Ellis Abel and the Two Wolves Within — “Choose what you feed within.” A character series, not a curriculum with a worldview attached.
The five sessions
- Session 1
Read the story and name the two voices in it
- Session 2
List what actually went in today — watched, scrolled, heard, said
- Session 3
Sort the list: which one did each thing feed
- Session 4
Each child changes ONE input before the next session
- Session 5
Come back and ask what changed, without judging the answer
Questions leaders ask
Is attention and focus in your area a religious program?
No. Ellis Abel is a character series. Each volume carries one named core value — this one is discernment — and the story does the teaching. There is no doctrine in it, nothing to opt out of, and it is used in public schools, libraries and secular programs as readily as anywhere else.
What ages does this work for?
Ages 8-16. The story is read aloud, so a child who cannot read yet is fully in it, and the discussion prompts are written in two bands so one adult can hold a mixed-age room.
Does this tell families in your area to take screens away?
No. It teaches a child to notice what an input does to them and to change one thing themselves. A rule a child helped write is the one that survives contact with a Tuesday.
Will this be out of date when the apps change?
The apps change; the question does not. Who made this, and what do they want from me, works on a platform that does not exist yet.
The rules that make it work
This takes no side on any platform
No app is named as good or bad. That is what makes it usable in a public school, and it is also what makes it still true in three years.
Teach the question, not the rule
Rules expire when the technology changes. "Who made this and what do they want from me" works on something that has not been invented yet.
The child writes the rule
A limit imposed from above is complied with until it can be evaded. A limit a child helped write is one they can explain to a friend.
Adults do the inventory too
A grown-up listing their own real day, honestly, in front of the children, is the moment the session stops being a telling-off.
Self-talk is an input
The harshest voice most children hear is their own, and it is on the list with everything else because it works the same way.
Nobody is shamed for their list
The first honest inventory is always ugly. A room that reacts to that is a room that will only ever see edited lists afterwards.
Attention and Focus by metro area
Northeast
- Attention and Focus — New York, NY
- Attention and Focus — Philadelphia, PA
- Attention and Focus — Boston, MA
- Attention and Focus — Pittsburgh, PA
- Attention and Focus — Providence, RI
- Attention and Focus — Hartford, CT
- Attention and Focus — Buffalo, NY
- Attention and Focus — Rochester, NY
- Attention and Focus — Bridgeport, CT
- Attention and Focus — Albany, NY
- Attention and Focus — Worcester, MA
- Attention and Focus — Allentown, PA
- Attention and Focus — Poughkeepsie metro area, NY
- Attention and Focus — Syracuse, NY
- Attention and Focus — Harrisburg, PA
- Attention and Focus — New Haven, CT
- Attention and Focus — Portland, ME
- Attention and Focus — Scranton, PA
- Attention and Focus — Lancaster, PA
- Attention and Focus — York, PA
- Attention and Focus — Springfield, MA
- Attention and Focus — Waterbury, CT
- Attention and Focus — Reading, PA
- Attention and Focus — Manchester, NH
- Attention and Focus — Trenton, NJ
- Attention and Focus — Atlantic City, NJ
- Attention and Focus — Utica, NY
- Attention and Focus — Norwich, CT
- Attention and Focus — Erie, PA
- Attention and Focus — Binghamton, NY
- Attention and Focus — Barnstable, MA
- Attention and Focus — Burlington, VT
- Attention and Focus — Kingston, NY
- Attention and Focus — Amherst, MA
- Attention and Focus — Chambersburg, PA
- Attention and Focus — Bangor, ME
- Attention and Focus — State College, PA
- Attention and Focus — Vineland, NJ
- Attention and Focus — Lebanon, PA
- Attention and Focus — Johnstown, PA
- Attention and Focus — Pittsfield, MA
- Attention and Focus — Glens Falls, NY
- Attention and Focus — Altoona, PA
- Attention and Focus — Lewiston, ME
- Attention and Focus — Williamsport, PA
- Attention and Focus — Watertown, NY
- Attention and Focus — Gettysburg, PA
- Attention and Focus — Ithaca, NY
- Attention and Focus — Elmira, NY
Midwest
- Attention and Focus — Chicago, IL
- Attention and Focus — Detroit, MI
- Attention and Focus — Minneapolis, MN
- Attention and Focus — St. Louis, MO
- Attention and Focus — Cincinnati, OH
- Attention and Focus — Kansas City, MO
- Attention and Focus — Columbus, OH
- Attention and Focus — Indianapolis, IN
- Attention and Focus — Cleveland, OH
- Attention and Focus — Milwaukee, WI
- Attention and Focus — Grand Rapids, MI
- Attention and Focus — Omaha, NE
- Attention and Focus — Dayton, OH
- Attention and Focus — Des Moines, IA
- Attention and Focus — Madison, WI
- Attention and Focus — Akron, OH
- Attention and Focus — Wichita, KS
- Attention and Focus — Toledo, OH
- Attention and Focus — Springfield, MO
- Attention and Focus — Lansing, MI
- Attention and Focus — Fort Wayne, IN
- Attention and Focus — Youngstown, OH
- Attention and Focus — Flint, MI
- Attention and Focus — Canton, OH
- Attention and Focus — Davenport, IA
- Attention and Focus — Ann Arbor, MI
- Attention and Focus — Peoria, IL
- Attention and Focus — Lincoln, NE
- Attention and Focus — Rockford, IL
- Attention and Focus — Green Bay, WI
- Attention and Focus — South Bend, IN
- Attention and Focus — Sioux Falls, SD
- Attention and Focus — Duluth, MN
- Attention and Focus — Cedar Rapids, IA
- Attention and Focus — Evansville, IN
- Attention and Focus — Fargo, ND
- Attention and Focus — Kalamazoo, MI
- Attention and Focus — Appleton, WI
- Attention and Focus — Champaign, IL
- Attention and Focus — Topeka, KS
- Attention and Focus — Rochester, MN
- Attention and Focus — Lafayette, IN
- Attention and Focus — Columbia, MO
- Attention and Focus — Joplin, MO
- Attention and Focus — Elkhart, IN
- Attention and Focus — Springfield, IL
- Attention and Focus — St. Cloud, MN
- Attention and Focus — Racine, WI
- Attention and Focus — Saginaw, MI
- Attention and Focus — Iowa City, IA
- Attention and Focus — Muskegon, MI
- Attention and Focus — Eau Claire, WI
- Attention and Focus — Oshkosh, WI
- Attention and Focus — Bloomington, IL
- Attention and Focus — La Crosse, WI
- Attention and Focus — Terre Haute, IN
- Attention and Focus — Waterloo, IA
- Attention and Focus — Kenosha, WI
- Attention and Focus — Janesville, WI
- Attention and Focus — Bloomington, IN
- Attention and Focus — Jackson, MI
- Attention and Focus — Traverse City, MI
- Attention and Focus — Rapid City, SD
- Attention and Focus — Monroe, MI
- Attention and Focus — Jefferson City, MO
- Attention and Focus — Niles, MI
- Attention and Focus — Sioux City, IA
- Attention and Focus — Bismarck, ND
- Attention and Focus — Wausau, WI
- Attention and Focus — Manhattan, KS
- Attention and Focus — Springfield, OH
- Attention and Focus — Battle Creek, MI
- Attention and Focus — Ames, IA
- Attention and Focus — Mansfield, OH
- Attention and Focus — Lawrence, KS
- Attention and Focus — St. Joseph, MO
- Attention and Focus — Sheboygan, WI
- Attention and Focus — Muncie, IN
- Attention and Focus — Sandusky, OH
- Attention and Focus — Michigan City, IN
- Attention and Focus — Kankakee, IL
- Attention and Focus — Grand Forks, ND
- Attention and Focus — Mankato, MN
- Attention and Focus — Fond du Lac, WI
- Attention and Focus — Bay City, MI
- Attention and Focus — Lima, OH
- Attention and Focus — Dubuque, IA
- Attention and Focus — Decatur, IL
- Attention and Focus — Cape Girardeau, MO
- Attention and Focus — Columbus, IN
- Attention and Focus — Kokomo, IN
- Attention and Focus — Midland, MI
- Attention and Focus — Grand Island, NE
- Attention and Focus — Minot, ND
South
- Attention and Focus — Dallas, TX
- Attention and Focus — Houston, TX
- Attention and Focus — Atlanta, GA
- Attention and Focus — Washington, DC
- Attention and Focus — Miami, FL
- Attention and Focus — Tampa, FL
- Attention and Focus — Orlando, FL
- Attention and Focus — Charlotte, NC
- Attention and Focus — Baltimore, MD
- Attention and Focus — San Antonio, TX
- Attention and Focus — Austin, TX
- Attention and Focus — Nashville, TN
- Attention and Focus — Virginia Beach, VA
- Attention and Focus — Jacksonville, FL
- Attention and Focus — Raleigh, NC
- Attention and Focus — Oklahoma City, OK
- Attention and Focus — Louisville, KY
- Attention and Focus — Richmond, VA
- Attention and Focus — Memphis, TN
- Attention and Focus — Birmingham, AL
- Attention and Focus — Tulsa, OK
- Attention and Focus — Greenville, SC
- Attention and Focus — New Orleans, LA
- Attention and Focus — Knoxville, TN
- Attention and Focus — Sarasota metro area, FL
- Attention and Focus — McAllen, TX
- Attention and Focus — Charleston, SC
- Attention and Focus — Baton Rouge, LA
- Attention and Focus — El Paso, TX
- Attention and Focus — Columbia, SC
- Attention and Focus — Cape Coral, FL
- Attention and Focus — Lakeland, FL
- Attention and Focus — Greensboro, NC
- Attention and Focus — Little Rock, AR
- Attention and Focus — Deltona, FL
- Attention and Focus — Winston-Salem, NC
- Attention and Focus — Palm Bay, FL
- Attention and Focus — Augusta, GA
- Attention and Focus — Durham, NC
- Attention and Focus — Fayetteville, AR
- Attention and Focus — Jackson, MS
- Attention and Focus — Chattanooga, TN
- Attention and Focus — Port St. Lucie, FL
- Attention and Focus — Huntsville, AL
- Attention and Focus — Pensacola, FL
- Attention and Focus — Lexington, KY
- Attention and Focus — Killeen, TX
- Attention and Focus — Wilmington, NC
- Attention and Focus — Corpus Christi, TX
- Attention and Focus — Ocala, FL
- Attention and Focus — Savannah, GA
- Attention and Focus — Brownsville, TX
- Attention and Focus — Gulfport, MS
- Attention and Focus — Myrtle Beach, SC
- Attention and Focus — Lafayette, LA
- Attention and Focus — Asheville, NC
- Attention and Focus — Naples, FL
- Attention and Focus — Mobile, AL
- Attention and Focus — Spartanburg, SC
- Attention and Focus — Beaumont, TX
- Attention and Focus — Tallahassee, FL
- Attention and Focus — Fayetteville, NC
- Attention and Focus — Montgomery, AL
- Attention and Focus — Shreveport, LA
- Attention and Focus — Hickory, NC
- Attention and Focus — Lubbock, TX
- Attention and Focus — Huntington, WV
- Attention and Focus — Gainesville, FL
- Attention and Focus — Clarksville, TN
- Attention and Focus — Columbus, GA
- Attention and Focus — Roanoke, VA
- Attention and Focus — Hagerstown, MD
- Attention and Focus — Fort Walton Beach metro area, FL
- Attention and Focus — Kingsport, TN
- Attention and Focus — Waco, TX
- Attention and Focus — Longview, TX
- Attention and Focus — College Station, TX
- Attention and Focus — Tuscaloosa, AL
- Attention and Focus — Laredo, TX
- Attention and Focus — Slidell, LA
- Attention and Focus — Amarillo, TX
- Attention and Focus — Lynchburg, VA
- Attention and Focus — Daphne, AL
- Attention and Focus — Tyler, TX
- Attention and Focus — Lake Charles, LA
- Attention and Focus — Hilton Head Island, SC
- Attention and Focus — Macon, GA
- Attention and Focus — Fort Smith, AR
- Attention and Focus — Panama City, FL
- Attention and Focus — Charlottesville, VA
- Attention and Focus — Gainesville, GA
- Attention and Focus — Athens, GA
- Attention and Focus — Monroe, LA
- Attention and Focus — Punta Gorda, FL
- Attention and Focus — Jacksonville, NC
- Attention and Focus — Johnson City, TN
- Attention and Focus — Lexington Park, MD
- Attention and Focus — Warner Robins, GA
- Attention and Focus — Auburn, AL
- Attention and Focus — Florence, SC
- Attention and Focus — Charleston, WV
- Attention and Focus — Houma, LA
- Attention and Focus — Bowling Green, KY
- Attention and Focus — Dover, DE
- Attention and Focus — Midland, TX
- Attention and Focus — Burlington, NC
- Attention and Focus — Abilene, TX
- Attention and Focus — Jackson, TN
- Attention and Focus — Greenville, NC
- Attention and Focus — Blacksburg, VA
- Attention and Focus — Odessa, TX
- Attention and Focus — Vero Beach metro area, FL
- Attention and Focus — Homosassa Springs, FL
- Attention and Focus — Decatur, AL
- Attention and Focus — Hattiesburg, MS
- Attention and Focus — The Villages metro area, FL
- Attention and Focus — Florence, AL
- Attention and Focus — Dothan, AL
- Attention and Focus — Sherman, TX
- Attention and Focus — Valdosta, GA
- Attention and Focus — Winchester, VA
- Attention and Focus — Wichita Falls, TX
- Attention and Focus — Rocky Mount, NC
- Attention and Focus — Alexandria, LA
- Attention and Focus — Dalton, GA
- Attention and Focus — Texarkana, TX
- Attention and Focus — Albany, GA
- Attention and Focus — Morgantown, WV
- Attention and Focus — Hammond, LA
- Attention and Focus — Harrisonburg, VA
- Attention and Focus — Jonesboro, AR
- Attention and Focus — Wheeling, WV
- Attention and Focus — Cleveland, TN
- Attention and Focus — Salisbury, MD
- Attention and Focus — Staunton, VA
- Attention and Focus — Morristown, TN
- Attention and Focus — Elizabethtown, KY
- Attention and Focus — Lawton, OK
- Attention and Focus — Goldsboro, NC
- Attention and Focus — San Angelo, TX
- Attention and Focus — Brunswick, GA
- Attention and Focus — Anniston, AL
- Attention and Focus — Owensboro, KY
- Attention and Focus — Steubenville, WV
- Attention and Focus — Sebring, FL
- Attention and Focus — Pinehurst, NC
- Attention and Focus — Beckley, WV
- Attention and Focus — Sumter, SC
- Attention and Focus — Gadsden, AL
- Attention and Focus — Paducah, KY
- Attention and Focus — Rome, GA
- Attention and Focus — Victoria, TX
- Attention and Focus — Hot Springs, AR
- Attention and Focus — Hinesville, GA
- Attention and Focus — Parkersburg, WV
- Attention and Focus — Enid, OK
- Attention and Focus — Eagle Pass, TX
West
- Attention and Focus — Los Angeles, CA
- Attention and Focus — Phoenix, AZ
- Attention and Focus — Riverside, CA
- Attention and Focus — San Francisco, CA
- Attention and Focus — Seattle, WA
- Attention and Focus — San Diego, CA
- Attention and Focus — Denver, CO
- Attention and Focus — Portland, OR
- Attention and Focus — Sacramento, CA
- Attention and Focus — Las Vegas, NV
- Attention and Focus — San Jose, CA
- Attention and Focus — Salt Lake City, UT
- Attention and Focus — Fresno, CA
- Attention and Focus — Tucson, AZ
- Attention and Focus — Honolulu, HI
- Attention and Focus — Bakersfield, CA
- Attention and Focus — Albuquerque, NM
- Attention and Focus — Boise, ID
- Attention and Focus — Oxnard, CA
- Attention and Focus — Stockton, CA
- Attention and Focus — Colorado Springs, CO
- Attention and Focus — Provo, UT
- Attention and Focus — Ogden, UT
- Attention and Focus — Spokane, WA
- Attention and Focus — Reno, NV
- Attention and Focus — Modesto, CA
- Attention and Focus — Santa Rosa, CA
- Attention and Focus — Visalia, CA
- Attention and Focus — Vallejo, CA
- Attention and Focus — Salem, OR
- Attention and Focus — Santa Maria, CA
- Attention and Focus — Salinas, CA
- Attention and Focus — Anchorage, AK
- Attention and Focus — Eugene, OR
- Attention and Focus — Greeley, CO
- Attention and Focus — Fort Collins, CO
- Attention and Focus — Boulder, CO
- Attention and Focus — Kennewick, WA
- Attention and Focus — Olympia, WA
- Attention and Focus — Merced, CA
- Attention and Focus — Bremerton, WA
- Attention and Focus — San Luis Obispo, CA
- Attention and Focus — Bend, OR
- Attention and Focus — Yakima, WA
- Attention and Focus — Santa Cruz, CA
- Attention and Focus — Prescott metro area, AZ
- Attention and Focus — Bellingham, WA
- Attention and Focus — Las Cruces, NM
- Attention and Focus — Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Attention and Focus — Yuma, AZ
- Attention and Focus — Medford, OR
- Attention and Focus — St. George, UT
- Attention and Focus — Chico, CA
- Attention and Focus — Billings, MT
- Attention and Focus — Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Attention and Focus — Yuba City, CA
- Attention and Focus — Redding, CA
- Attention and Focus — El Centro, CA
- Attention and Focus — Idaho Falls, ID
- Attention and Focus — Pueblo, CO
- Attention and Focus — Grand Junction, CO
- Attention and Focus — Logan, UT
- Attention and Focus — Maui, HI
- Attention and Focus — Santa Fe, NM
- Attention and Focus — Hanford, CA
- Attention and Focus — Flagstaff, AZ
- Attention and Focus — Mount Vernon, WA
- Attention and Focus — Napa, CA
- Attention and Focus — Albany, OR
- Attention and Focus — Bozeman, MT
- Attention and Focus — Missoula, MT
- Attention and Focus — Wenatchee, WA
- Attention and Focus — Sierra Vista, AZ
- Attention and Focus — Twin Falls, ID
- Attention and Focus — Farmington, NM
- Attention and Focus — Longview, WA
- Attention and Focus — Cheyenne, WY
- Attention and Focus — Corvallis, OR
- Attention and Focus — Helena, MT
- Attention and Focus — Fairbanks, AK
- Attention and Focus — Pocatello, ID
- Attention and Focus — Grants Pass, OR
- Attention and Focus — Great Falls, MT
- Attention and Focus — Casper, WY
- Attention and Focus — Lewiston, ID
- Attention and Focus — Walla Walla, WA
- Attention and Focus — Carson City, NV
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