Most people still define literacy as ‘the ability to read and write’. In schools today, the term ‘literacy’ has a completely different meaning: ‘the ability to communicate effectively in any form’. Communicating effectively is not just being adept with basic skills such as … [Read more...] about The Importance of Multiple Literacies
Thinking & Learning Skills
How to Decide What Course to Do at University
Whether you are still in High School, in a job, unemployed, or recently retired, University is now more accessible than ever before. A wide range of online University courses from top Universities from around the world are free - and they don’t have any entry restrictions - so … [Read more...] about How to Decide What Course to Do at University
‘Meditation Completely Changed My Life’
Learning New Things is Stressful By its very nature, education is stressful because education involves developing new thinking processes which ‘startle’ our unconscious minds, leading to a fight or flight physical response, which in turn prepares us more for running away than … [Read more...] about ‘Meditation Completely Changed My Life’
Using Fiction, Like ‘Catch-22’, to Help Us Think Deeply
“How are you?”“Busy.” So many people describe their lives like that . . . Do you? We live in a multi-tasking, 24/7, always connected, always available, world - we feel dragged this way and that by so many competing and compelling calls on our attention. This makes it … [Read more...] about Using Fiction, Like ‘Catch-22’, to Help Us Think Deeply
Emotional Intelligence Skills Needed by Children at School and in Their Careers
Psychologist, science journalist and author Daniel Goleman popularised the term ‘Emotional Intelligence’ or ‘EQ’, arguing that emotional and social skills are just as important as intellectual skills. Other researchers had been talking about the importance of emotional skills … [Read more...] about Emotional Intelligence Skills Needed by Children at School and in Their Careers