Category Archives: Learner Behavior

Creativity and Basic Skills in Education

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Creativity is a complex subject. To say the least. It’s also a topic that creates a great deal of conflict. I’ve been thinking about creativity for a long time as it applies to learning and education. I’m not really sure that … Continue reading →

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Game Apps that I Love to Hate

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Do you guys have games that you play on your smartphones or tablets that drive you crazy? You know, the ones that, for the life of you, you can’t figure out WHY IN GOD’S NAME you are wasting your life … Continue reading →

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Competency Education…I Think I’m in Love


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Is Free Will Really Free?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

I’m sure I’ll live to regret this, but I have the itch to write about free will today.  What the heck, it’s Friday, right?  I was reading The Desire for Autonomy on one of my favorite blogs, The Creativity Post.  In that … Continue reading →

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Attention problem? Let’s blame classroom technology!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

I don’t know how I managed to miss this story, but did you all see the piece in the NY Times a few weeks ago, Technology Changing How Students Learn, Teachers Say?  If you didn’t, you should check it out.  The … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Homework

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

I’ve been reading quite a few anti-homework articles lately.  Is this something new?  Have I just been missing it?  It seems like in the blink of an eye we went from everyone being pro-flipping the classroom (with its requisite video-watching … Continue reading →

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Stirring the Pot in Education!

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

Wow, I knew that this whole social media thing was powerful.  But something happened to me yesterday that I never could have predicted! I wrote a post earlier this summer called Three Revised Things to Unlearn about Learning.  One reader … Continue reading →

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A Simple Friday Feel-Good for Educators

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

This week I was really inspired by a piece that Kathy Cuff wrote for the Blanchard LeaderChat site, “Got a new employee? 3 ways to show you care.“ Here is Kathy’s list of those 3 ways: 1.  Never reprimand a … Continue reading →

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Intrinsic Motivation can be Aversive

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

A few days ago, a friend of mine, Matt Welch, wrote something on his blog that totally blew my mind. There’s been so much conversation lately, on this blog and others, debating the use and value of intrinsic and extrinsic … Continue reading →

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The Scourge of Suspending Kids with Disabilities

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

I read an article in the NY Times this past week that made me really angry.  I don’t tend to get angry much….irritated, frustrated, outraged, yes, but not often angry.  Some of you may have seen the article, Suspensions Are Higher … Continue reading →

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