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The Top Ten Neuromyths that Interfere with Teaching & Learning

2019-11-02 David LeasureLeave a comment

At parents’ night, some years ago, my daughter’s middle school math teacher told my wife and me, “Your daughter just doesn’t have a talent for math.” That...

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coaching feedback helps everyone when based on strengths and opportunities

Coaching Guide – How to Give Feedback That Works

2019-04-25 David Leasure

Can you imagine what it would be like to improve everything you do that you care about? You'd become amazing. It sounds too good to be true, but with the right mindset...

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How families can coach the life qualities in their children

How your child can develop 22 of the most important life qualities

2019-02-21 David Leasure

Each year, many children enroll in martial arts programs. They progress through belts, learn their styles, and get in better physical shape. Is that all there is to it?...

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Become Who You Mean to Be with Self-Growth

2018-08-14 David Leasure

Have you ever felt under-appreciated? Or doubted your ability? Maybe you just find things in yourself lacking or substandard. These feelings are not at all uncommon, and yet they hold us back from...

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In a display of civility, baboons sit in hot pools.

Foster Civility. A High School Student Teaches: THINK Before Speaking.

2017-11-19 David Leasure

How much of the rhetoric we hear in the media is bitter and mean? A local high school student describes a solution to help students, and the rest of us, learn the art of civility, in part by using...

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It's time to powerup your learning. Like the learner in the picture sitting on a pile of books, learning is one of life's greatest tools and also one of its greatest joys.

Power Up Growth. How to Conquer Life’s Challenges.

2017-11-12 David Leasure

Most learning in high school or college is curriculum driven. Books are read, flash cards studied, and tests taken. But seldom if ever will you take a test at work.

My earlier posts have talked...

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Various measuring scales are shown. Scales help us measure performance quality and can help us "measure up".

How to Scale the Mountain of Personal Quality

2017-11-02 David Leasure

Are you measuring up? No, I don't mean meeting a standard. Are you measuring the quality of your personal performance with a scale? Doing so let's you track progress. Measuring to go up. One of...

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educational vampires use evaluation in the wrong settings. Innoculate yourself by practicing self-assessment.

Educational Vampires — PowerUp to Protect Yourself and Loved Ones (updated)

2017-10-10 David Leasure

Protect yourself and loved ones from the grievous bite of the Educational Vampires using a technique called PowerUp. This article will explain why PowerUp works as both a cure, in it's regular...

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