205Stretch
Strain and capacity
Effort and Recovery
Read a fictional rowing episode to distinguish demanding effort, weakened capacity, recovery, temporary unavailability, and uncertainty about one's place.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
YOUR LEARNING PATH
Learn a little. Keep coming back.
Each lesson pairs two reading sections with two short quizzes. Start anywhere, or work through the collection in order.
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206Stretch
Competence and effectiveness
When a Process Falls Short
Examine a fictional exhibition's flawed preparation and distinguish specific deficiencies from processes that weaken a useful project.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
207Stretch
Degree and response
Changes in Intensity
Trace changes in the severity of a fictional service problem and distinguish a reduction, a settling response, and a difference too small to matter.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
208Stretch
Difficulty and duration
Obstacles and Endings
Work through an invented tabletop puzzle to distinguish difficulty from impossibility and recognize when activity is not producing progress.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
209Stretch
Motivation and support
Helping Work Move Forward
Follow a neighborhood choir's preparation to distinguish strong motivation, stirring a response, supportive development, and a useful change to a situation.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
210Stretch
Learning and growth
A Small Program Develops
Trace a small educational program from initial investigation through its planned course, successful development, and the challenge of unrestrained growth.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
211Stretch
Scale and prevalence
Ambition, Scale, and Excess
Compare very large scale, ambitious aims, and a priority that outweighs competing concerns, then distinguish excess supply from common occurrence.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
212Stretch
Money and value
Different Measures of Economic Activity
Use explicitly hypothetical economic examples to distinguish money, financial reward, domestic production, investment holdings, and value to a chooser.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
213Stretch
Choices and expectations
Preferences Across Time and Comparison
Explore simplified fictional choices across time and social comparison, treating economic concepts as ways to describe situations rather than personal financial advice.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
214Stretch
Atmosphere and sensory description
An Evening of Rich Impressions
Describe a fictional harbor festival through atmosphere, visual splendor, wonder, rural styling, food texture, and the curves of crafted objects.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
215Stretch
Design and quality
From Simple Design to Strong Work
Follow a wayfinding project from its essential problem through a simple draft and a more developed design, then judge how particular features represent broader qualities.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
216Stretch
Thought and response
What We Notice and Feel
Consider how a reader knows and interprets a mystery, then distinguish a response not based on reasoning from expressed feeling and unfavorable expectation.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson