Hurdles to Success: Overcoming Failure.
Homeschooling enrollment skyrocketing as parents seek to protect children from public school brainwashing. (NaturalNews) There is less faith now in the public education system than there ever has been.
Homeschooling has increased by 75 percent in the last 14 years, according to a recent report in Education News. Homeschooling is growing seven times faster than a K-12 public education. Researchers predict that the homeschooling boom will continue to explode over the next 10 years, as parents seek to provide their son/daughter with a better education, one that is less controlling and less controlled. Now seeing that the federal government's no child left behind act has made public education into a factory line, more parents are finding alternative educations at home.
As the government continues to intrude, it will be wise for parents to take a closer look at the looming common core standards that states are now adopting from the Obama Administration. The onslaught of government programs and standardized testing has rendered students just mere statistics in a database. The Key to Getting Motivated: Give Up. No matter how fulfilling your work, there’ll be days when you just can’t summon any enthusiasm for it.
What makes the experience of undermotivation especially frustrating is that the solution seems as if it ought to be obvious: what you need, you tell yourself, is more motivation. Tetrapharmakos. The Tetrapharmakos (τετραφάρμακος) "four-part remedy" is a summary of the first four of the Κύριαι Δόξαι (Kuriai Doxai, the forty Epicurean Principal Doctrines given by Diogenes Laërtius in his Life of Epicurus) in Epicureanism, a recipe for leading the happiest possible life.
They are recommendations to avoid anxiety or existential dread.[1] The four-part cure[edit] Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon. Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 Buy the book: Amazon | B&N | More… Here’s what a few folks have said about it: “Brilliant and real and true.”
—Rosanne Cash“Filled with well-formed advice that applies to nearly any kind of work.” —Lifehacker.com“Immersing yourself in Steal Like An Artist is as fine an investment in the life of your mind as you can hope to make.” Read an excerpt below… The Worst That Could Happen. Email Recently a friend asked me how Paper Wings was going.
Do 3 Essential Tasks Everyday. No More. No Less. Designed by Dmitry Baranovskiy for the Noun Project The creative routines of famous creatives has been popular internet fodder this year.
The Pacific Standard thinks this obsession and trend of emulating famous artist’s habits is problematic, to say the least. The larger picture, says Casey N. Cep, is that most artists did not always followed these routines they’re known for anyways. In the end they would have still produced genius work regardless of the kind of breakfast they ate, hours they worked, or whatever office supplies they used. The idea that any one of these habits can be isolated from the entirety of the writer’s life and made into a template for the rest of us is nonsense. 5 Inspiring True Stories For Anyone Feeling Cynical Today. Spending too much time on the Internet is a surefire way to become hopelessly cynical, but we know there's a tiny glimmer of idealism burning away inside you.
It's worth it to take some time every now and again to remind yourself that those cheesy inspirational stories your grandma forwards to you via email are sometimes actually true. Sometimes idealistic, naive people will go head-to-head with the cold, cruel world and make the cold, cruel world back down. 5 Fears that can Destroy an Artist. #1 Self-Doubt (What if I’m not good enough?)
This is probably the number one fear of any creative professional. After all, we are not creating necessities but luxuries for the most part. As much as our art enriches our life and the lives of others, it remains something that we (at least as consumers) could probably live without. i also worry that at some point i’ll give up on making a living with art. i have this mental image of being 65 and having my grandkids find a crate in the attic with all my drawings in it. they’d be like “i didn’t know grandpa could draw. why is he working at Jiffy Lube?” Other People Often Aren't As Shallow As They Seem. People who aren't doing well socially sometimes feel they can't relate to other people.
Ken Robinson: How schools kill creativity. The gigantic horrible lie about education. In public education there’s an idea that there are certain things everyone is supposed to know in Kindergarten.
Then there’s some other things all the kids are supposed to learn in first grade and some more things in 2nd grade and so on. Then when you finally graduate from high school, you know all the stuff you’re “supposed to know.” How’s that plan been working for you, anyway? What capability does a high school kid possess on the day he crosses the stage with his diploma at his graduation ceremony?
Generally, he possesses the ability to get a $7 per hour job at Wal-Mart or TGI Friday’s.