An article was tweeted today by Dr. Kevin D. Washburn  (author of  “The Architecture of Learning“) from “Scientific Blogging” that discusses why informed people make poor choices. Consider this excerpt: Despite understanding the long term benefits of eating healthy and exercising,  people often forgo these potential gains for the immediate satisfaction of a big mac [...]

Today on “The Frontal Cortex”, Jonah Lehrer discusses the type of kids that are creative as well as how most teachers feel about them. His post entitled, “Classroom Creativity” calls into play the characteristics that are most often associated with creativity and the way in which many teachers rank those traits. Lehrer points out the [...]

This stupid, stupid comment gets spoken in some way, shape, or form every day in schools around the world. For whatever reason, there is this misconception that a student’s genetics contribute to whether or not he/she can learn. Much of the reading that I have done lately speaks to the fact that most geneticists believe [...]