There are only a few ideas that have had as much of an impact on education as those of John Dewey. The American philosopher, psychologist and educator believed children to be active contributors and agents of their learning, and not …
Jerome Bruner was born blind in New York City in 1915. At age two, modern medicine restored his vision. Later he returned the favor by becoming a pioneer in cognitive development. “Any subject can be taught in an intellectually honest …
Greetings everyone! Today I’m going to tell you a story about Ahmed. Ahmed is twelve years old. He has tousled hair, black rimmed glasses and wears an innocent smile. Ahmed is very naughty mind you, but he would never hurt …
Can you try and remember these digits? 081127882 Does this sound like a hard number to remember? How about If you chunk the number? Remembering (081) (127) (882) just became a whole lot easier. Cutting large bits of information into …
On April 19, 1995, McArthur Wheeler, robbed a bank with his face glazed with lemon juice, believing the juice would make his face invisible to the surveillance cameras. He thought so because lemon juice works as invisible ink on a …