Studying? Let’s Embrace Distraction

A DTK Book Review:  How We Learn, by Benedict Carey Learning to Study Benedict Carey’s book, How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens deserves a look by serious students and teachers. Students at all levels of education spend a lot of time in the classroom and the library. They […]

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Twenty-four Questions to Develop Critical Thinking Skills

Homeschooling a dyslexic child

Ask the Right Questions Help your students learn to use the information they already have to problem-solve in new situations.  Do this by asking questions.  What can you do about that? Do you have some other ideas? What could you substitute for that? Do you see any advantages or disadvantages? When is the best time […]

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