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A Couple Of Good Articles On Deliberate Practice & The 10,000 Hour “Rule”

Anonymous — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:21:51 GMT

Here are a couple of new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About The 10,000 Hour Rule & Deliberate Practice: 10,000 Hours May Not Make a Master After All is from TIME. The Complexity of Greatness: Beyond Talent or … Continue reading →

Appealing To The Self-Interest Of Bullies

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:37:05 GMT

Photo Credit: Pimkie via Compfight The nineteen year career I had as a community organizer before I became a educator a decade ago has had a major influence in how I teach. One lesson I constantly remember is the importance … Continue reading →

Simple Writing Exercise Said To “Narrow Achievement Gap”

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:45:46 GMT

Photo Credit: Oliver Hammond via Compfight I’ve previously posted about a simple writing exercise that was shown to particularly help African American students increase their academic achievement (see Useful Writing Exercise For Helping Students Develop Self-Esteem) and expanded that into … Continue reading →

Quote Of The Day: How Long Does It Take To Learn English?

Anonymous — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:39:03 GMT

The San Francisco Chronicle has just published a length story from The Associated Press titled Instruction of students learning English bleak. Here’s a quote from it:

“Descriptive Norms” In The New York Times & In The Classroom

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:17:59 GMT

I’ve written in my new book, Self-Driven Learning, about how I use “descriptive norms” in the classroom, and The New York Times today published a lengthy column on the same topic (though they called it “social norming”). Here’s a portion … Continue reading →

How Did I Not Know About This National Academy Of Sciences Report On Student Motivation?

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:28:06 GMT

Today, Forbes published a rather odd article on student motivation that kept on getting confused between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. In my eyes, though, what was really important about the article is that it linked to a report from the … Continue reading →

“Short Bouts of Exercise Boost Self Control” — Is That Your Experience With Students?

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:31:27 GMT

Short Bouts of Exercise Boost Self Control is the title of an article about a new study. Here’s an excerpt: Short bouts of moderately intense exercise seem to boost self control, indicates an analysis of the published evidence in the … Continue reading →

Study: Self-Esteem Activity Helps Latino Students, Too

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:36:35 GMT

Three years ago I wrote a blog post about a simple writing exercise for self-esteem resulted in higher academic achievement for African-American students. There was no reason to think it wouldn’t be effective for all students, and I included an … Continue reading →

Brain “Priming” In The Classroom

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:46:17 GMT

I’ve written several posts about brain “priming” research and how I apply it in the classroom, as well as some of my ethical reservations. I primarily use it on days for standardized tests, and they’re all fairly innocuous (such as … Continue reading →

New Research Shows Why Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Character Education Are Not Enough

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:16:01 GMT

With my two books and constant blogging about Social Emotional Learning/Character Education, it’s obvious that I’m a big believer on its importance for our students. It’s critical for our students to strengthen their appetite for learning, their self-control, their perseverance, … Continue reading →