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Μετάνοια. Elder Care. Curricu Rumba. Testy. EDUCATION. 5 Ways to Give Yourself an Education That Kicks the Crap Out of the One You Got in School. 5 Ways to Give Yourself an Education That Kicks the Crap Out of the One You Got in School One of the biggest reasons that people are denied the privilege of education is because they can’t afford it.

5 Ways to Give Yourself an Education That Kicks the Crap Out of the One You Got in School

However, today we live in a world where knowledge and information are at our finger tips like never before. Technology has leveled the playing field so that anybody with an interest and an internet connection can receive a world class education. Bloggers, podcasters, search engines and digital content creators of all types of have made it possible for us to learn virtually anything we want to even if we don’t have the money. If you want to learn anything chances are there is somebody creating content about the subject and sharing it with the world at no cost. Self Motivation is Not Optional Taking this kind of approach to educating yourself requires an extremely high degree of self motivation. 1. Key to learning.

Viva Vygotsky!

key to learning

Freedom of Thought Galina Doyla & Sue Palmer He lived for only 38 years, but in his last decade (1924-1934), the Russian thinker Lev Vygotsky transformed the study of developmental psychology. His cultural-historical theory caused an explosion of interest in Russia, and inspired much original research by other psychologists. Tragically, these innovative and inspirational ideas were immediately suppressed.

After Stalin's death Vygotsky was rediscovered by another generation of psychologists and teachers. For teachers, Vygotsky provides a theoretical underpinning for effective practice. Anki - powerful, intelligent flashcards. Learning-styles.jpg. What's Your Style. Memorize Now - Home. Mnemonic Dictionary - Fun and easy way to build your vocabulary! Journal of Educational Technology & Society.

Learn to code. Fluent in 3 months. Method. Speak Any Language Fluently: 6 Study Hacks From Learning German. I started to learn German after a day trip to Berlin 5 years ago.

Speak Any Language Fluently: 6 Study Hacks From Learning German

I fell in love with the culture and language immediately and decided that I would be speaking German Fluently by my next birthday. My affair with the German language eventually went from romantic to reality, and we had to work together to make our relationship work. Looking back, I now realize I could have cut the time it took me to master this language in half, had I only known what I know now.

THE BRAIN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. Social intelligence. Social intelligence is the capacity to effectively negotiate complex social relationships and environments.[1] Psychologist Nicholas Humphrey believes that it is social intelligence, rather than quantitative intelligence, that defines humans.

Social intelligence

Competitive Intelligence - A Selective Resource Guide - Updated and Revised January 2011. [Note: The accuracy and reliability of data and information published on the Web is subject to continuous verification.

Competitive Intelligence - A Selective Resource Guide - Updated and Revised January 2011

It is recommended that you use multiple sources, cross-check data and routinely perform due diligence reviews on sources and publications to which you cite and from which you source data. The Web is a dynamic entity - sites often change URLs, content focus, and ownership. Many sites go offline with little or no notification. This guide is updated bi-annually in an effort to document sources for researchers that have been verified at the time of publication. This latest version of the guide includes dozens of updated links, deletion of sites that are no longer live, as well as numerous new entries throughout. Selected Search Engines, Web Archives, Open Data Repositories - facilitate locating information, data and analytics via: Web, Blogs, News, Video and specialized alerts. From InfoSpace, a reliable metasearch engine is dogpile.

Yahoo! Why Creative Thinking is Inclusive Thinking, by Michael Michalko. Albert Einstein was once asked what the difference was between him and the average person.

Why Creative Thinking is Inclusive Thinking, by Michael Michalko

He said that if you asked the average person to find a needle in the haystack, the person would stop when he or she found a needle. He, on the other hand, would tear through the entire haystack looking for all the possible needles. With creative thinking, one generates as many alternative approaches as one can. Creative thinking is inclusive thinking. You consider the least obvious as well as the most likely approaches, and you look for different ways to look at the problem. American Mindfulness Research Association News - American Mindfulness Research Association. Posted 02.23.2015 | by AMRA Educators and administrators seek out school-based programs that help students develop self-awareness, self-regulation, relationship, and decision-making skills.

American Mindfulness Research Association News - American Mindfulness Research Association

Schonert-Reichl et al. [Developmental Psychology] evaluated a mindfulness-based social and emotional learning curriculum (MindUP) to see if it improved children’s cognitive control, well-being, prosocial behavior, and academic performance. Ninety-nine British Columbian public school 4th and 5th graders had their classrooms randomly assigned to either the MindUP program or a routine social responsibility curriculum.

The 4-month MindUP intervention included 3-minute mindfulness exercises (breathing and listening) repeated 3 times daily. The control group followed the standard British Columbian public school curriculum. The MindUP children showed significantly greater improvement in executive function reaction time. Cult of Pedagogy. Education Resources. NewEd Resources. About Education. NeWeb Teams. New Learning. Data Viz.

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