Messiness does not make you creative

What is the Matter with Memory?Source file: Memory.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2017-09-21 20:06:00Modified: 2018-01-22 21:29:00 What is the Matter with Memory? There has been a movement in modern education against memory. An idea that memorizing facts is entirely irrelevant and not necessary to a complete education. We are told it is more important to practice problem-solving…

How To Get Students Ready to LearnIn the lower back of your brain there is a little system, about the size of your pinky, called the Reticular Activating System, or RAS for short. This system is responsible for deciding how alert and responsive the rest of the brain should be. The RAS decides how alert…

Sometimes we are so caught up in the heat of friction within our child-parent relationships that we forget to take a step back, think objectively about what developmental needs our children have, and use that information to inform our parenting decisions. What is the most important thing we can do to support our children right…

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“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few people engage in it.” – Henry FordSource file: Thinking_is_Hard_How_to_Help_Your_Child_Think.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2018-04-16 22:24:00Modified: 2018-04-16 22:47:00 “Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few people engage in it.” – Henry Ford The first cognitive…

There are many who are quite passionate about the answer to this question, and both side can be argued and proven as best with research cited, and whole books written in support of one or the other. Reading many books, defending different answers to this question has led me to believe the question itself is…