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In our world, there’s a lot of emphasis on the end goal:
We have to take testsWe have to turn in projects and present themWe have to show that we’ve read a certain number of pages, written a certain number of words, or memorized a certain amount of informationAll of these are examples of “products” of our learning, and they can be important.
But even more important is your learning “process.”
Process is the actual experience… Read the rest!
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Have you ever heard the phrase “snake oil salesman”? Maybe not—no one has sold “snake oil” since before your grandparents’ time.
But snake oil is sold in many forms on the Internet, and it’s your job to recognize it and reject it.
What?? I hope I don’t get oil on my keyboard!A “snake oil salesman” is someone who is selling you a fake product. These days, that product could be a thing…
cure your acne in 24 hours with this
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I bet you think you know what success is. We all do, right? It’s not like every little kid doesn’t learn the meaning of that word.
But in every culture, words have both their definition and their connotation.
The definition of “success” is “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.” Easy, right?
The connotation is much harder to explain, though.
What’s a connotation?Google tells me that a connotation is “an idea or feeling that a word invokes … Read the rest!
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When you were a baby, you knew how to learn. Think of everything you learned in the first few years of your life!
Learn how to learn like this guy! [Wikipedia] You learned how to feed yourselfYou learned how to walkYou learned how to talkYou learned how to annoy your siblings or friends!But then you got older and suddenly it seemed like learning was different. You were supposed to study. What’s that about?
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I had a realization at some point which was really helpful: I don’t really know what I think about something until I write about it. I wondered why that is, and I came up with four reasons!
Writing puts thoughts into a concrete formWriting makes you focus on detailsWriting makes you clarify your thoughtsWriting makes you organize your thoughtsWriting puts thoughts into a concrete formThoughts—what are they made of? That depends on whether you want … Read the rest!
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You probably know each of these words separately:
Media refers to all the forms of information that we access, from TV shows to newspapers to books and what we call “social” media—interactive online media.
Hygiene is keeping yourself clean.
These two words together sum up an approach that I think will help all of us be happier, better-informed, more productive human beings.
Media includes entertainment and informationThe two major reasons for accessing media are entertainment and information. You can … Read the rest!
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One of the things that my book club students often notice in children’s books is the Dead or Missing Parent Syndrome. In one class, we read:
Roald Dahl’s Danny, Champion of the World: Dead motherCornelia Funke’s Dragon Rider: Missing parentsFrances Hodgson Burnett’s Secret Garden: Dead parentsDiana Wynne Jones’s Charmed Life: Dead parentsKenneth Oppel’s Airborn: Dead fatherKacen Callender’s King and the Dragonfly: Dead brotherand just to top it off,… Read the rest!
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It’s been all over the news, and maybe you’ve even tried it out: You can now ask AI bots to do your homework, write an essay, compose a note to Grandma, explain the history of skateboarding… pretty much anything!
Sounds nifty, doesn’t it? So why not use it to do all your work for you?
I can give you three reasons to do your own work!
Reason #1: Doing the work yourself is how you learnHave you watched a … Read the rest!
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Bad things happen. Life can be hard. Sometimes it seems as if all the news is bad, and everyone you know has a complaint.
First, let’s get this straight: Acknowledging challenges is not a problem.In the past, kids were encouraged to pretend that everything was just fine. We had phrases like “suck it up” and “be a man” and “don’t rock the boat.” But our culture has changed. We now know that it’s good to express emotions. It’s good … Read the rest!
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One thing that all people—not just kids!—have trouble with is habits.
We all have trouble forming good habits
We all have trouble getting rid of bad habits
Why?
Habits are all in your brainFirst of all, let’s understand what a habit is. A habit is a pathway in your brain that’s nice and comfy and slick like a Slip-n-Slide on a hot summer day. Your brain jumps on that habit pathway without any conscious thought.
If we didn’t have … Read the rest!
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