First Impressions - Free Link to Everyone Who Posts!

Here's a test for you:

What's your first thought when you see this man?

Please share your first thought. Please be honest. You'll get a link if you respond.

Sir Coolman forced me to partake in such an activity. The results were unbelievable.

Factors that Affect Learning and Learning Style

A person's learning style is made up of a number of different factors. The Dunn and Dunn model is perhaps the most widely used model for describing these factors. They include environmental factors, emotional factors, sociological factors, and physiological factors. The game below is to help me, and anyone else who'd like to use it, in remembering these factors and what is considered in each grouping.

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I'm so glad that I realize the importance of fun in teaching and learning. In the same way that adults hate dread things like monotone meetings, so to must children cringe at the thought of a lecture. I know that some people, such as myself, are considered auditory learners. to people like this, a lecture on a topic of interest is almost always welcomed. But most people are NOT auditory learners.

A Birthday of Brilliance

Fifty years ago today, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mocking Bird was published. It has been noted as one of the most important books of the 20th century, and has long been a source of inspiration for those interested in diversity. Because of the usage of racial slurs and focus on such topics as discrimination, the book was actually banned at one time. However, it is now used as an object of enlightenment.

But, despite its greatness, I still have yet to read this phenomenal classic. I have seen parts of the motion picture. But I haven't even laid eyes on a single one of its pages. This is definitely going on my list of books to read before I die. May God bless the length of my life to include the conceptual space of this book.