Forming Attention in an Age of Distraction with Tami Peterson

About this episode

Davies Owens and Tami Peterson discuss the challenges of forming attention in a distracted world and how to guide students toward what truly matters.

Forming attention in today’s distracted world is one of the greatest challenges facing families and schools. In this episode, Davies Owens and Tami Peterson explore how constant inputs shape our habits, affections, and ultimately who we become, and what it looks like to intentionally guide students back toward what truly matters.

People in this episode

Host: Davies Owens

Guest: Tami Peterson

Topics covered

• attention
• distraction
• education
• family
• student guidance

Keywords

• attention
• distraction
• families
• schools
• habits
• affection
• student guidance

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