by jmalouff | Nov 11, 2019 | Emotions, Human Thinking and Behavior, Learning, Strategies for Teachers, Work
Australian schools don’t smack pupils anymore. As years pass, fewer and fewer parents smack their children. I was never punished at all as a child, except that my mother tried to pinch me sometimes. She had arthritis, so the pinches never hurt. Parents nowadays...
by jmalouff | Aug 29, 2019 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Learning
American researchers Robin Kowalski and Annie McCord asked a large number of workers who were at least 30 years old what advice they would give to their younger selves. The most common responses involved relationships, e.g., “Do. Not. Marry. Her.” Other advice...
by jmalouff | Jun 1, 2019 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Learning
Ten years ago I went with my three brothers to a Mexican restaurant in a small town near where we had lived as children. I ordered a tostada, a stiff, toasted tortilla with beans, cheese, and other ingredients on top. I added hot sauce, and the tostada looked...