What Can You Achieve?
Posted by charles in Careers, Education, Life Stories, Self Development on 19. May, 2013 | 0 Comments
Mozart heard his father play the violin. As soon as he could hold the instrument, his father gave him lessons. No doubt, young Wolfgang said to himself, ‘I can do that, if I try.’ At the age of six, he gave his first public concert. Before long, he was touring the concert halls of Europe. [...]
Student’s and Teacher’s Views on Learning
Posted by charles in Education, People, Self Development on 15. Apr, 2013 | 0 Comments
When you were at school, did any of the teachers ever ask you to give feedback about their lessons and style of teaching? In my experience, teachers rarely get feedback on their teaching methods, particularly if the students are dissatisfied with the learning process. Students will be marked by teachers, so they are usually careful [...]
Learning Plans – More Action Please
Posted by charles in Education, People on 15. Apr, 2013 | 0 Comments
I have just read a report on education. More money is spent, but there is concern about the results achieved.. Politicians call for more research. Proposals are developed to improve the quality of teaching. But, the students are rarely consulted. They are the recipients and the clients. In many cases, they know more than their teachers, [...]
Shakespeare – An Amazing Leader
Posted by charles in Careers, Education, Life Stories, People, Self Development on 09. Apr, 2013 | 0 Comments
William Shakespeare has led the way. Yes, 400 and more years after he wrote his first plays they are still performed. There are now over 500 million people who speak the English language in various forms and accents. The name of William Shakespeare is known to most of them over the age of 10, even [...]
Self Development Psychology
Posted by charles in Careers, Education, Self Development on 08. Apr, 2013 | 0 Comments
A friend of mine has bought an annual membership to a local gym. He believes that, having paid in advance for his subscription, it will make him more determined to improve his fitness. That is his self development motivation psychology? What is yours? We all have our beliefs on self development. You will have some [...]
Action, Learning and Applications
Posted by charles in Education, People on 07. Apr, 2013 | 0 Comments
Had an interesting meeting today with a friend who lived in Melbourne, Australia, when he was growing up. ‘My mother comes from Ukraine and I went to a school where we spoke Russian’. he said. ‘In the streets, I played with boys from Greece and Italy. So, I learned how to speak four languages, as [...]
