The best students know that they learn the most from failing. They don't try to fail, and they don't love failure. But they love the learning opportunity that comes from failure. Don't get me wrong, the best students try to succeed, yet they take many more learning risks than students who value saf...
Over 100 students returning to college were surveyed between May and November, 2017 on their barriers to success. They rated 60 skills, attitudes, and life situations from very low to very high. These 60 areas contribute to doing well and are known risk factors. I list the top ten most frequently id...
Authentic learning (AL for short) provides tasks and experiences that closely resemble the expected work environment, and engages students through its practical application. Benjamin S. Bloom created six levels of educational goals. AL takes place in the upper three levels of apply, evaluate, and cr...
Until you commit to your dreams, you haven't started. During any dream worth pursuing, too many reasons to quit rise up to throw you off track. True change begins when you commit to become your future self. Until then, focus on finding the dreams worthy of your commitment. But please, set a deadlin...
Playing it safe, never taking learning & performance risks, is the slow way to learn. Brain-wise, you learn more from failure than from success. And you learn even more when you approach failure with a positive attitude. By taking risks, you not only learn more, but attempt more as well. This co...
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 form, and a vaccine when using Self-PowerUp. PowerUp is the single most effective tool that could transform...
Use the last Sunday of the month to review what you've accomplished, learned, and will do next to stoke the fire powering your dream steam. This post presents the H4K BrainTool: Quarterly-review. Students, if your semesters don't align to the quarters, use this report at the midterm and end of your ...
