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When I suggest to a person that meditating is a simple and enjoyable way to improve learning skills, and to promote a sense of well-being, I often get this response: ‘I’ve tried meditation and it didn’t work – my mind is just too active – I just can’t stop my thinking.’ Such comments reflect the … Continue reading →

All Work and No Play If we are not careful, our minds get so busy dealing with the problems of life that we don’t take time out for positive physical, mental and social activities – instead it is easy to get into the habit of ‘rewarding’ ourselves and our children with escapist things like TV, … Continue reading →

Matthew Syed is the author of a new book ‘Bounce – The myth of talent and the power of practice’. Matthew’s main point is that people with a Fixed Mindset have a fixed intelligence because they give up easily, whereas, people with a Growth Mindset get smarter every day – because they keep on learning. … Continue reading →

Meditation on a Blackout A few days ago, the city of Adelaide was hit by a severe storm. My office and my home were blacked out for more than 8 hours. The first hour or so I got on with jobs that didn’t require electricity but I soon found myself going into automatic mode where … Continue reading →

Ok, so all the media hype tells us that books are . . . well, so last century! But walking into a bookstore is quite a different experience to searching for books online. There is something quite different about being in a room filled with 1,000s of brightly coloured and finely crafted books – they … Continue reading →

We now have as many computers in schools as we have students, BUT . . . Do Computers Actually Improve Educational Outcomes? The short answer is: there is no conclusive scientific proof either way. Some studies find positive impacts, and others find negative impacts. However, in the last 10 years in Australia, literacy and numeracy … Continue reading →

What Burns at 451 Degrees Fahrenheit? 451 degrees Fahrenheit is 233 degrees Celsius – something burning at that temperature is hot enough to warm your hands by on a cold day. It is the temperature that BOOKS CATCH FIRE according to American author Ray Bradbury who died in June 2012 at the age of 91. … Continue reading →

Take the stress out of research and assignments Why do students have just as much trouble doing their assignments even though the internet has made it a lot easier to access information? On the surface it doesn’t seem to make sense. There are three answers to this question: Most people are not skilled at internet … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you but this scares the pants off me: Google and some of the other search engines know so much about you when you search the internet that they tailor the results so they give you what they think you might want based on everything that they know about you including: what … Continue reading →

The Case of the Missing Essay I was working with a Grade 11 student the other day who wanted help with an English essay he was writing on his laptop. When he turned his computer on he couldn’t find the essay. I asked him where he had saved it – he said he couldn’t remember … Continue reading →