The Science of Persuasion
We’re used to thinking that the art of persuasion is an important tool for salespeople and politicians. We’re also used to thinking of persuasion as […]
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How to influence people with persuasive triggers
“Civilization advances by extending the number of operations we can perform without thinking about them.” –Alfred North Whitehead The following story about turkeys has been […]
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Is technology hindering our ability to persevere?
Good teachers are great communicators, and great communicators understand that the responsibility of communication lies with the communicator—the person sharing the information. Good teachers, and […]
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Jump off the Stress Express with family holiday traditions
Twas the week before Christmas and all though the house everything was in shambles. Too much to do and not enough time. More shopping to […]
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Focused brains are deaf, blind to monkey business
My wife called me at school the other day with some frightening news. Our oldest daughter was in the emergency room with an allergic reaction. […]
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The minimalist guide to teen time management
Last week I mentioned an email I’d gotten from a parent looking for answers about how best to overcome some very common adolescent hurdles: “Hi […]
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What good parents do
The other day I got an email from a parent (let’s call her Sally) with comments and fears so common that I just had to […]
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Breaking: Old dog learns new trick
In 1983 Howard Gardner published a groundbreaking book about intelligence entitled “Frames of Mind.” In it he challenged the long-held idea that we could definitively […]
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Testing our way to the top
In his book, Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goldman relates an ongoing study tracking valedictorians and salutatorians from the class of 1981. The study relates that by […]
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SAT scores hit new low. Public’s ability to think critically tested.
It’s true. The class of 2012 has the dubious distinction of having the lowest average SAT scores in forty years. An anomaly? No. Last year’s […]
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