Carol Dweck, professor of psychology at Stanford University, published a very interesting study she ran with middle school students. She asked the students a simple question: is intelligence something fixed…
Shelly Gable, professor of psychology at the University of California, has studied the effect of constructive responding and identifies four possible answers (MindTools, s.f.): Active-constructive: The teacher shows interest, enthusiasm…
I recently visited an high school in Cambridge, UK and observed an activity that certainly caught my attention. In a class, two different courses (year 6 and 7) were mixed.…
I recently visited a high school in Cambridge, UK and had the opportunity to observe the class dinamics. The main methodologies used were inquiry-based learning and experience-based learning. Inquiry-based learning…
Grit is having passion and perseverance to achieve long-term goals. A student has grit when in spite of the frustrations and difficulties they go ahead, persevering on the challenges and…
Self-control is the ability to control our impulses, emotions and behaviors in order to achieve long-term goals. To understand the importance of self-control it is necessary to cite one of…
In his book Manual of virtues and strengths of character, Dr. Martin Seligman and Dr. Chris Peterson identify six classes of virtues constituted by 24 character strengths that determine the…
Holistic education emphasizes the need for the individual to define their identity, the meaning and purpose of their life within the community in which they find themselves. Miller proposed that…
Pedagogies based on the development of thought present two main currents: Waldorf pedagogy and the scientific pedagogy of the Montessori school. Both models respect and emphasize the individual mental, spiritual,…
Pedagogies based on the development of thought present two main currents: Waldorf pedagogy and the scientific pedagogy of the Montessori school. Both models respect and emphasize the individual mental, spiritual,…
