Learning Is a Learned Behavior. Here's How to Get Better at It.
Executive Summary Many people mistakenly believe that people are born learners, or they're not. However, a growing body of research shows that learning is a learned behavior. Through the deliberate use of dedicated strategies, we can all develop expertise faster and more effectively. There are three practical strategies for this, starting with organization.
What's the Right Amount of Homework?
Many teachers and parents believe that homework helps students build study skills and review concepts learned in class. Others see homework as disruptive and unnecessary, leading to burnout and turning kids off to school. Decades of research show that the issue is more nuanced and complex than most people think: Homework is beneficial, but only to a degree.
Americans Need to Get Over Their Fear of Math
Executive Summary America's math phobia is a liability. As jobs in careers in science, technology, engineering, and math become increasingly important, the U.S. will not be able to compete if it doesn't address the fact that 93% of Americans report experiencing some level of math anxiety. This starts in schools.
How Living Abroad Helps You Develop a Clearer Sense of Self
Executive Summary In today's increasingly globalized world, more and more people are choosing to live, work and study abroad - and this trend appears to be a good thing: Social science studies have shown that international experiences can enhance creativity, reduce intergroup bias, and promote career success.
Bill Gates Says This 1 Employee Perk Is Most Important. A New Harvard Study Backs Him Up
Not long ago, Bill Gates shared what he thinks is the most important perk companies can give the best employees: flexible work arrangements. Now a new study from Harvard Business School says companies that let their employees "work from anywhere" and work whenever they want wind up with employees who are more loyal, more productive, and cost less.
Learning to Learn: How to Take Control of Your Professional Growth
"You're not going to get very far in life based on what you already know," said legendary investor and Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman Charlie Munger. He's right, of course; given the mind-boggling pace of technological evolution in our modern world, skills that are valuable today may be obsolete tomorrow.
What's Executive Function-and Why Does it Matter?
Executive function is the brain's air traffic controller, intercepting a tangle of inbound thoughts and impulses and steering them towards safe, productive outcomes. Executive function allows children to improve their abilities to stay focused, plan ahead, regulate their emotions, and think flexibly and creatively.
Why Wealthy Parents Are Increasingly Choosing Public Over Private Schools
As the founder of an education consultancy, I work with parents and students trying to make all manner of difficult decisions-and often, the most major and carefully considered one is which school their child should attend.
Artificial Intelligence Is Providing Special Education Alternatives
AI Tools for Visually Impaired, Hearing Impaired, and people with ASD. Artificial Intelligence is changing the way that we educate our children. In the field of special education, many children with disabilities are currently being underserved in the education system. Their disability often occurs on a spectrum.
Teaching Your Heart Out: Emotional Labor and the Need for Systemic Change
Early in my teaching career, I made my second-grade class cry. I didn't mean to. I was teaching a lesson on writing with detail. My students-7- and 8-year-olds living in a big city, many of them in poverty-were sitting around me in a circle, notebooks and pencils in their laps.
This Is the Most In-Demand Skill of the Future
In the AI-abundant world of tomorrow, where technology will do much of the heavy lifting, a doctor's ability to deliver compassion and empathy to a patient will become much more valuable. While the technical hard skills of doctors will remain important, their emotional intelligence will take on new significance.
2018 Education Research Highlights
Researchers studied students' brains as they learned and took another look at the marshmallow test, learning styles, and growth mindset. ©Ikon Images/Stuart Kinlough Education research continues to remind us of the powerful impact teachers have on children.
4 Ways to Create a Learning Culture on Your Team
Executive Summary Research from LinkedIn has shown that half of today's most in-demand skills weren't even on the list three years ago. As a result, there is now a premium on intellectual curiosity and the desire and ability to quickly grow and adapt one's skill set.