a basic learning drill
First pick out a simple book to start with . . . For learning drill #1: Pick a line that is in quotes… and take the line and read it out loud. then … ask – what does this mean to me. Or, give an example in different words of what you just read from [...]
Carving Imagination
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” Lao Tzu
Whispered Freedom
Freedom for the child means freedom for you. Abandoning the possessions of the child to their fate means eventual safety for the child’s possessions. You’ve lost the child forever that you seek to control or own. When a child abuses their freedom they are given a restriction to go off and learn about what is [...]
Running & Reading ~ The Key To Life!
Will Smith – Running & Reading (The Key to Life) Art work: “Hearing Senator Barack Obama emphatically state, “I want to end the mindset that got us into war in the first place,” I was moved to hope that the next President of the United States would share my belief in the possibility of world [...]
What are the three barriers to learning?
Thank you, Applied Scholastics shows in an animated form, the phenomenon that is good to know in order to continue with study of any subject in any language for all ages and student levels. Study Technology (sometimes refered to as Study Tech) consists of a vast body of data and research in the field of education. [...]
The Misunderstood Word Defined
A MISUNDERSTOOD WORD OR SYMBOL IS DEFINED AS A WORD OR SYMBOL, FOR WHICH THE STUDENT HAS: 1. A FALSE (TOTALLY WRONG) DEFINITION: A DEFINITION THAT HAS NO RELATIONSHIP TO THE ACTUAL MEANING OF THE WORDOR SYMBOL WHATSOEVER. 2. AN INVENTED DEFINITION: An invented definition is a version of a false definition. The person has made it up himself [...]
Teaching with Maximal Effectiveness
If one wishes a subject to be taught with maximal effectiveness, he should: 1. Present it in its most interesting form. a. Demonstrate its general use in life. b. Demonstrate its specific use to the student in life. 2. Present it in its simplest form (but not necessarily its most elementary). a. Gauge its terms to [...]
