Have you ever been asked, “why are you here on earth?” What was your answer? Many of us have a hard time answering this question. Why is that so? The answer lies in the fact that most of us haven’t come in terms with the simple reality of…
For the past 5 years, I have been training ‘would-be’ teachers, and as my blog articles clearly reflect, I did much to equip students with knowledge and skills of ‘affective teaching’ practices to help children learn to the maximum. I…
Educators often become pre-occupied with discipline, authority, power, and order. They do this by separating the child from the requirements of the school, whether they are behavioral, academic, or social-emotional. The systems approach…
Simply, educational reforms have failed over and over again, around the world because of one reason: The individuals affected by the reform efforts did not understand the MEANING & RELEVANCE of the reform. They might adopt and embrace the…
The first step in improving our schools is to make sure everyone shares a common understanding and language. Efforts to transform schools cannot succeed without a shared understanding of the enormous importance of a long-term investment in…
While many teachers have taken the initiative to become creative in their efforts to impart knowledge in an engaging manner, the overall scenario of teaching and learning at school doesn’t look encouraging. This is true in all types of…
“Do you know what you want?” was the question asked by one of the students in the cross-cultural psychology class during a heated discussion about students’ preferences on cultural orientations and practices. A sense of deep realization…
Providing Meaningful Education The past… The school system, as we know and have it today, was originally established to fulfill the needs of the industrial revolution. People were trained and equipped to take up middle class job positions…
a. How would you use mnemonics (memory strategy) to encourage the different learning styles of students? Support your answer with appropriate examples (10 points) b. How can you use Vygotsky’s theory of the Zone of Proximal Development…
Read the following article and answer the questions (20 points): click on this link to go to the article… Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking 1. What are some of important issues discussed in the article? (5 points) 2. Do you…