The Stockdale Paradox
You might be having a tough time working where you are. It could be the sort of toxic hell you’d
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Psychology
The Basic Laws Of Human Stupidity
What is humanity’s greatest existential threat?
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The Gratitude Attitude
How strong is your gratitude muscle?
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Is Your School Full Of Psychopaths?
Probably. Well, if not full, there will certainly be a few. The standard screening test for potential psychopaths is the
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Learning Needs To Be Tense
Can folding our arms help us persist with problems?
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Thorndike’s Law of Effect
One of the first principles associated with learning and behaviour was developed by Edward Lee Thorndike and this has become known
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Teachers With Passion
With so much of the focus being on teacher wellbing and stress, isn’t it time we looked at wellbeing and
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Making Teacher Lemonade
If there is one thing we know about teaching, perfection is unattainable. There’s not much point chasing it because it
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Spirited Schools
When you walk into a school, any school, you get a feel for it very quickly. There’s an ambience, an
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Seeing Red
Should teachers use red pens to mark children’s work?
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