by darleen | Dec 26, 2020 | Learning Styles: Interests
What other benefits are there when young people engage in their Interests? When kids are pursuing Interests they are focused, energetic, and enthusiastic.Pursing Interests provides a counterbalance to daily stress-creating activities. Participating in free-time...
by darleen | Dec 19, 2020 | Learning Styles: Interests
In Part 1 I talked about Interests being our #1 motivators. Engaging in our interests makes us happy, energizes us and wakes up our brains! When we are truly interested in something we will work long and hard and stick with it until we “get it.” Feeling...
by darleen | Dec 12, 2020 | Learning Styles: Interests
Interests are our #1 motivators. Engaging in our interests makes us happy, energizes us and wakes up our brains! When we are truly interested in something we will work long and hard and stick with it until we “get it.” This goes for adults as well as kids....
by darleen | Dec 9, 2020 | Learning Styles: Talents
A Talent is a natural skill that makes it easy to learn something or to do something. People might not always be interested in their Talents, and that is okay. When a Talent is also an Interest, it becomes a powerful motivator that can be incorporated into a student’s...
by darleen | Nov 30, 2020 | Testing
My last two blog posts have been about testing, and whether traditional testing is appropriate for all students. Many educators have long recommended different ways of teaching and testing, so as to empower all children to learn to the best of their abilities. So what...