What did you teach today?
I just re-read Tuesdays with Morrie, a terrific non-fiction book about a college teacher who gradually died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neural disorder. The book made a point very similar to one made by Frank McCourt in his excellent memoir, Teacher Man, about...The importance of practice
I just read a research article that asked the question, “How do you learn to walk?” The answer: Thousands of steps and dozens of falls PER DAY! The researchers video-recorded infants and observed their efforts to walk. The results reminded me of a terrific...Want to leave a legacy?
Aaron Swartz, a computer genius, died a few days ago. Only 26 years old, he did not leave behind any children, but he did leave a legacy of developing RSS and positively affecting many individuals who knew him. RSS stands for Rich Site Summary but is more...Are you good at motivating clients/students/others to learn?
With other academics and students I created a web site on motivational teaching methods — see http://www.une.edu.au/bcss/psychology/john-malouff/motivational-teaching.php. I intended the site to benefit teachers in educational settings, but the same principles...Will you develop Type III diabetes (aka Alzheimer’s Disease)?
Type II diabetes develops when pancreas cells start making less insulin or liver, muscle, and fat cells become resistant to insulin. It is a top killer of humans. Now, according to an article in the September 1 issue of New Scientist magazine, some scientists have...
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