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15/11/2016
What do Students Lose by Being Perfect? Valuable Failure The drive to perfection has made children risk averse for fear of failure. Parents and teachers can work together to give kids more autonomy and opportunities for agency.
08/12/2015
Stop Putting Things Off: 5 Tips For Focus and Productivity There are many reasons why people procrastinate, but understanding those reasons can help individuals accomplish more in school, work and life.
07/12/2015
Paul Tough: How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character In conversation with Patt Morrison, L.A. Times columnist & radio host, KPCC, 89.3 FM Imagine a world where kids got gold stars for grit and curiosity. Paul…
06/12/2015
Pursuing Quests: How Digital Games Can Create a Learning Journey The ability to design classes as games has opened up options to teachers interested in framing learning as a quest.
21/10/2015
Impacts of Bilingualism on Cognitive Consequences ...!
Bilingualism as a Life Experience What we’re learning about the lasting cognitive effects of speaking two languages.
14/09/2015
New research shows strong links between happiness, motivation and grades. What makes all the difference seems to be how satisfied students are with the school culture and their relationships with teachers and other students.
Because I’m Happy An intriguing study notes a correlation between a student’s level of happiness and GPA.
28/07/2015
The Problem With Being Gifted Even the gifted need these three things to succeed.
18/05/2015
Why Understanding Obstacles is Essential to Achieving Goals Knowing what gets in the way of accomplishing goals can be more powerful than all the positive thinking in the world.
25/04/2015
Benefits of Gaming: What Research Shows It's still early days in research around games and learning, but a few significant studies show important trends.
20/04/2015
Struggle Means Learning: Difference in Eastern and Western Cultures In Japanese classrooms, teachers consciously design tasks that are slightly beyond the capabilities of the students they teach, so the students can actually experience struggling with something just outside their reach.
09/04/2015
The 8 Skills Students Must Have For The Future | Edudemic Education has focused on the basic “3Rs” of reading, writing & arithmetic, but as technological innovation changes educators must re-evaluate their skills.
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