Thinking & Problem Solving

"Can you see in the still-life here on the table that the orange is in front of the vase?" "Yes," replied the student, "I see that." "Well," I said, "in your drawing, you have the orange and the vase occupying...

Educators often worry that some students just don't "get" math. In truth, some fundamental difficulties with math may be indicators of mild dyscalculia, or "number blindness." It's hard to imagine an aspect of daily life that is not touched by...

The emotional intelligence revolution has already impacted the education and corporate worlds. Is it possible that it is the answer we've been waiting for? IQ's Shortcoming If there is anything close to a consensus in the understanding of intelligence, it...

Learn more about Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences as it applies to education. This article explores an important part of implementing Gardner's theory in the classroom: assessing students' "intelligences profiles." "If a child is not learning the way you are...

Preventing Dementia Bilingual adults with Alzheimer's take twice as long to develop symptoms as their monolingual counterparts. The mean age for the first signs of dementia in monolingual adults is 71.4 and for bilingual it is 75.5. Focusing on Tasks...