Pharrell reveals more details on his side project \’Kidult\’ talking about how there is a void of real information for the youth demographic. This 120 second interview is facilitated by friendswelove [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf5-fRUKlRk&hl=en_US&fs=1&] \”When I was in school, I hated being talked down to, I felt like I should be talked up to\” an expression true […]
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[ted id=893] TED brings us another intriguing speaker. Dr Aditi Shankardass is pioneering the use of technology to give children with developmental disorders their most accurate diagnosis. Dr Shankardass specializes in a groundbreaking EEG technology, developed by Harvard University. This technology records and analyses the EEG (brain electrical activity) in real time, allowing them to
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Everyone can remember a time when their teacher passed back an exam or term paper so full of red ink that we quickly flipped it over so the kid sitting behind us did not see how clueless we were. Being wrong makes one lose their confidence and can even instill negative feelings in on a
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In the cognitive neurosciences, temperament is a multilayered concept. It is often defined as a person’s characteristic way of responding emotionally and behaviorally to external events. These responses are fairly fixed, innate, and observable soon after birth and may have genetic components. Personality is defined as not being so immutable. It is shaped primarily by
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The University of Michigan Health System\’ Child Development & Behavior section has done a fantastic overview for parents to understand what role television should potentially play in child development. This dedicated page is full of stats and researchable links touching on the topics below, happy reading! Children and TV TV\’s presence in kids\’ lives TV and
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One of our favourite speakers, Sir Ken Robinson, who we previously tipped our hat to in our \’Are Children Educated Away From a Creative Mindset\’ post goes back to TED to makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids\’ natural talents can flourish. [ted id=865]
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When considering what works in education, one must draw conclusions from basic or big bigger ideas in knowledge networks to figure out the best way to form that relationship of osmosis between the teacher and the student. This audio/visual presentation by Darren Kuropatwa gives one a good base when struggling with the age old question
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Another wonderful \’RSA Animate\’ of an interesting talk given by Professor Philip Zimbardo conveying the secret powers of time how that expresses who we are as a person, how we view relationships and how we act in the world. Keep up the great work RSA Animate of innovating educating through the medium of illustration for
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