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Technology makes the tools, but what are the general characteristics that make an effective educator a 21st century educator?
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"If a student fits in the top 20 percent of his/her class today, does it guarantee the best education and best life? Are the remaining 80 percent likely doomed to an inferior, less-productive life?"
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"Today, I offer my two cents on this seemingly ever-so-pressing issue and how it may be managed effectively—not solely for Generation Y, but for all generations in the workplace."
Organizations have nearly perfected implementing the industrial model of managing work — the effort applied toward completing a task. For individuals, this model ensures that we know what we're supposed to do each day.
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The good news: You can train your mind to think about what's going right (as opposed to what's going wrong) and in so doing, create a lasting habit that will boost your positive emotions.
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A leading expert explores the new relationship between man and machine and the challenges that emerge when innovation is decoupled from growth in jobs and incomes.
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Arithmetic and higher math skills are embedded in school goals, but not necessarily persistence and grit. As a result, an "either/or" dynamic has been established that prioritizes academic skills, at the expense of "social and emotional" learning.
Via Gust MEES, Roger Francis
Dr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics at City University of New York shares his vision of mankind's future as part of The Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Forum for New Ideas.
Via Kenneth Mikkelsen, Tom Haak
Probably the most controversial scenario study is the Limits to Growth report. It launched a world wide debate on the future of our planet and humankind.
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Warren Buffett assumed the role of mentor to the youth yesterday when he gave networking and career advice in an "Office Hours" session with Levo League, a site aimed to assist youngsters in making their dreams come true.
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'I think gratitude might be the place where pain and peace meet. Because when our gratitude propels us into a torn-suffering world, we will be immersed in something other than ourselves. And that, I think, is the definition of peace.'
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"You don’t have to look far to see a world forming where people believe happiness is something we can all achieve, even when crappy things are happening around them. From The Happiness Project to thehappy documentary on Netflix and iTunes, people are striving for happiness. Hell, even J.K. Rowling has a famous happiness-related quote from Harry Potter."
I get asked this question often every spring, so I'd thought I'd offer a few thoughts here on the blog. This list sticks to the (relatively) current, the books I've read or encountered since last M...
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There’s a reason why being kind to others is good for you — and it can now be traced to a specific nerve. When it comes to staying healthy, both physically and mentally, studies consistently show that strong relationships are at least as important as avoiding smoking and obesity. But how does social support translate into physical benefits such as lower blood pressure, healthier weights and other physiological measures of sound health? A new study published in Psychological Science suggests that the link may follow the twisting path of the vagus nerve, which connects social contact to the positive emotions that can flow from interactions. By Maia Szalavitz
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by Maria Popova "On May 21, 2005, David Foster Wallace got up before the graduating class of Kenyon college and delivered one of history’s most memorable commencement addresses. It wasn’t until Wallace’s death in 2008 that the speech took on a life of its own under the title This Is Water, and was even adapted into a short book. Now, the fine folks of The Glossary have remixed an abridged version of Wallace’s original audio with a sequence of aptly chosen images to give one pause:" Wallace: “The real value of a real education … has almost nothing to do with knowledge and everything to do with simple awareness.”
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We are surrounded by tiny, intelligent devices that capture data about how we live and what we do. Soon we'll be able to choreograph them to respond to our needs, solve our problems, and even save our lives.
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Overcome negative thinking and emotional barriers to life success
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Some of our biggest inside battles involve changing habits to create a more meaningful, congenial life with others. Try six research-based tips for turning the page to the next chapter of the adventure story we are truly meant to live.
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We try so hard to be perfect, to never make mistakes and to avoid failure at all costs. But mistakes happen — and when they do — how do we deal with being wrong?
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Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish - and how current education culture works against them.
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Here's to character and positive thinking!