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Learning New Things is Stressful By its very nature, education is stressful because education involves developing new thinking processes which ‘startle’ our unconscious minds, leading to a fight or flight physical response, which in turn prepares us more for running away than deep and meaningful thinking. Long-term learning requires the building of new physical connections … Continue reading →

Be careful with your language so you avoid unintended consequences A euphemism is a mild, indirect, or vague expression used in place of harsh, blunt or offensive one – such as: ‘I need to go to the bathroom’ may be used instead of ‘I need to go to the toilet’; and, ‘to pass away’ is … Continue reading →

All pieces of writing carry a message to the reader. In non-fiction works, such as textbooks, that message is overt, and usually stated in the title and chapter headings. In works of fiction, such as novels, the message from the author is usually implied rather than stated directly. As a simple example of an implied … Continue reading →

“How are you?”“Busy.” So many people describe their lives like that . . . Do you? We live in a multi-tasking, 24/7, always connected, always available, world – we feel dragged this way and that by so many competing and compelling calls on our attention. This makes it hard to find time for the personal … Continue reading →

Psychologist, science journalist and author Daniel Goleman popularised the term ‘Emotional Intelligence’ or ‘EQ’, arguing that emotional and social skills are just as important as intellectual skills. Other researchers had been talking about the importance of emotional skills right through the 20th Century, but Goleman’s notoriety and skills as a journalist made his 1996 book … Continue reading →

When we have something happen in our life and we just react out of habit we are giving up our freedom because we are not making a conscious decision to act – we are acting in a conditioned way. stimulus react with an automatic response With self-awareness training we can become aware of these automatic … Continue reading →

You probably feel stressed a lot of the time, I know I certainly do, but share a thought for the children – a lot of them are very stressed too – and this stress is causing their bodies to mature sexually at an earlier age than would be expected. An Australian research project has found … Continue reading →

MOST OF THE CHILDREN IN YOUR CHILD’S CLASS will only be studying maths at an Elementary Level when they reach Year 12. Research shows that by the time they reach Year 12, less than one third of Australian school students study Maths at Intermediate or Advanced levels – and the numbers have been getting worse … Continue reading →

This has become a motto for a lot of our children in the 21st Century – for others it has become their war-cry! This attitude damages people’s ability to learn because they attempt to avoid any activities that are not perceived as fun – living a life only responding to immediate gratification will mean they … Continue reading →

Australian school students now have their basic skill levels tested regularly – but what good does it do? Not much good for the students or the teachers it seems as I will show below. All this testing has not led to any substantial improvements in teaching or learning – the only consolation is that at … Continue reading →