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Monthly Archives: February 2017
Gender and Competition
According to new research, a key difference might be the choice of opponent. Whereas men typically prefer…
Motivation Revolution?
Here’s the magic question: how can teachers help motivate students? After all, most of our…
The Routine Advantage
Following up on Rina Deshpande’s post looking at the benefits of cognitive routines, here’s a…
Share Your LEARNING AND THE BRAIN Stories
Now that you’ve been to LaTB, we’d love to hear your story. What did you…
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A Fresh Desirable Difficulty?
Robert Bjork and Elizabeth Ligon Bjork have argued that the right kind of difficulty can…
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to...
Imagine your son leaving for school with his homework forgotten on the kitchen table or…
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Ability Grouping: The Debate Continues
A recent meta-analysis of 100 years of research (you read that right — 100 years)…
When Does an Adolescent Become an Adult?
Neuroscientist Leah Somerville wrestles with the question: how can we measure, define, and mark the…