by Beth Hopkins | Nov 10, 2014 | Education Blog
According to Stanford psychologist, Carol Dweck, there are two ways that a child can look at a challenging task. One way – the traditional one – is to think of their abilities as fixed, or set in stone. They cannot change their aptitudes and there is a lot...
by Beth Hopkins | Nov 9, 2014 | Education Blog
Having published over 50 articles on cognitive development, aggression, autism, ADHD and depression, Harvard Professor Dr. John Ratey knows a thing or two about childhood development. In his book, “Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain”, he...
by Beth Hopkins | Nov 7, 2014 | Education Blog
In the small milling town of Nelson on the rolling English countryside, sits a tiny elementary school with a giant heart. Its motto is “Learn to Love, Love to Learn”. This year, after completing testing, Barrowford Primary School sent a remarkable letter to its...
by Beth Hopkins | Nov 6, 2014 | Education Blog
In 1947, Dorothy Sayers stepped up to a podium at Oxford University and gave a piercing critique of our modern educational system. She bemoaned the industrial complex that had turned education into a factory, teaching children in repetitive ways. Students were...
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