Friday, April 1, 2011

Josh Waitzkin on Excellence and Learning

Part 1


Part 2


Josh Waitzkin talks about what a pursuit of excellence means to him. How does he describe it? Do you agree?

Saturday, March 26, 2011

What Does it Mean to Make a Difference?



What do you think about Mark Bezos' comments? How can you make a difference in someone's life today?

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Mathematics and Our Own Potential

Do you ever think that sometimes we put limits on our own capabilities and don't realize the potential of our amazing brains? Check out what Arthur Benjamin does with numbers in what he calls "Mathemagic".


Monday, January 24, 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011

Scholarships and Resources at students.gov

Check out this great resource about applying to colleges, finding scholarships, and a whole bunch of other information here

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Monday, January 3, 2011

Multi-tasking and Your Brain

Cognitive psychologists have found in their research that multi-tasking is simply not as efficient as truly focusing on one task for an amount of time. John Medina wrote in his book Brain Rules about the inefficiences of making your brain shift from one activity to another. Check out his explanation: