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learning
One Word Explains Why Some People Are Learners and Some People Are Not
In the last letter we looked at the fact that FRUSTRATION is a big part of learning, but becoming a good learner isn't just about overcoming frustration. There is a
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How to Teach Word Meanings
Here's a post I responded to about learning word meanings:
Need a suggestion… my 9 yr old learns differently. I pulled her from PS after finding out that her work was
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Are You Trying to Trick Your Kids into Learning and Obeying? (Video)
I'm not sure if it is shear desperation or that we just didn't quite come up in a home that showed us how---
But, the truth is that we often try
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Are You Educated Enough?
They Know Enough Who Know How to Learn
-Henry Adams
I can't imagine a more essential issue than the very definition we all hold about education. Nothing shapes your schooling, your homework,
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Why the Stork, the Tooth Fairy, and Santa Dumb Down Our Children
Could harmless lies make our children dumber? Here are a couple of thoughts by Anne Sullivan (Helen Keller's teacher) worth reflection:
I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems
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Want to be Smarter? Quit Trying to Come Up with the Right Answer
There is almost nothing more insidious and decaying to a good mind than to replace saying what you believe with what you think you should say.
The first joke is the
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Educational Trump Card: More Important Than the 3 Rs?
There is definitely something even more important than the basics...that is, there is one thing that will have as marked an impact on how educated (and articulate) a person will
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