My daughter, almost three years, has reached the stage in her cognition where she is always asking "Why?" Sometimes, she's questioning authority or a statement or even a reality and I respond with an assertion such as "because that's the way it is". Often it's a good question, and I respond with what I can [...]
My daughter, almost three years, has reached the stage in her cognition where she is always asking “Why?” Sometimes, she’s questioning authority or a statement or even a reality and I respond with an assertion such as “because that’s the way it is”. Often it’s a good question, and I respond with what I can [...]
I've been asked to describe the role of education on intelligence. It appears as though education may not have a “role” in any of the differing views on what intelligence is, how to measure it, or how to increase it. Considering the inability to generate a consensus as to what intelligence is or how to [...]
There are few things that are as perplexing and complex in the study of psychology as motivation. In the educational setting the factors that influence student learning behaviors are interwoven and dynamic, changing from classroom to classroom, hour to hour. A good question for the teacher, parent, administrator, or ed psych student may be “How [...]
If you were asked what motivated you, what would you say? My wife would say she is motivated by competition, which explains a lot of things; particularly it explains why I have never beaten her in a game of "Horse". Often, our motivations extend much deeper into our cognition and who we really are as [...]
Below is a piece written as part of a debate regarding the "Bowling Alone" piece from last week. In this particular step in the debate, I assume the position of the other side in this argument that technology will continue to drain our social capital. Essentially, "The way I understand your side is…" By increasing [...]
via avclub.com If you know me, then you know I enjoy The Onion for it’s socio-political satire. Disregarding this for a moment, I’d like to share a great break from whatever consumes you for a moment, coincidentally brought to us through The Onion. As a music lover, I’ve sought a variety of resources that provides [...]
It's warm. Our heat index is somewhere in the upper nineties and I's not even reached the hottest part of the day. A good thing to do on a day like today is to sit; relax, rest, do that which requires almost no physical movement at all. The best part about this is that while [...]
My dad was a man who appreciated hobbies. He wasn’t the kind to collect stuff, but rather he was a man of construction. He knew what he could do with his hands. It seems that you never appreciate things until after it’s gone, and this knack that dad had I am only beginning to understand [...]
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