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Illusion Series: Illusions of Knowing The World

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:18:00 GMT

In this series I am sharing a variety of perspectives on illusions. In particular I want to lay a foundation that supports my claim that education is

Illusion Series: Literal Illusions

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:10:50 GMT

In this series I am sharing a variety of perspectives on illusions. In particular I want to lay a foundation that supports my claim that education is

Teaching Beyond Language

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:59:06 GMT

In this TED Talk Evelyn Glennie tells the story of how her teacher transcended his own limitations to accept her as a student. In case you have not

Are We Making Students Happy?

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:22:13 GMT

Does making students happy help them learn? In the TED Talk below author Dan Gilbert talks about how what makes us uniquely human is our ability to

Positive Psychology

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:52:11 GMT

Positive psychology is the kind of psychology that is crucial to transforming education. In this TED Talk Martin Seligman gives a quick overview of

Brilliant Brain Science

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:29:40 GMT

Here's an example of the kind of brain science that I really enjoy learning about: Blurb: Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can

It's Sharing Time!

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:19:13 GMT

I have just begun the process of enabling you, my visitors to add your voice to this web site. So far I have added invitations to join the conversation on these pages: Attitude Science School Learning Theory Now you can join the fun!

The Science of Attitude

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:11:36 GMT

The science of attitude was revealed when a scientist has a stroke and lives to tell about it. Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had a stroke and survived to tell the tale in a unique way.

New Look & Book plus pdf's

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:31:11 GMT

If you have been on the site within the last week you may have noticed some cosmetic changes. I have created a new look for the site in conjunction with the completion of several big projects. There are now two e-books available, the Illustrated Attitutor Manifesto, which is a gift to donors, and The Attitutor Essay Collection, which is a collection of over 30 essays from the site (including the plain Manifesto.) I have also made pdf versions of the long essays on the site to assist visitors with reading them. Enjoy, Don Berg

Leadership Is Not Management

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:45:09 GMT

Leadership is about aligning the context of an organization to meet the needs of those inside, those outside it, and other organizations. Management is just meeting the needs of the organization.

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Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:29:40 GMT

Monetization Is In Progress

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:55:40 GMT

I have been working on this site for almost a year and there is a good flow of traffic. Now it's time to take the step towards the site becoming a self-sufficient project through Google's Adsense Program. I will be adding what they call a skyscraper to the right side of all my pages. For now that will be all. As time goes by I am sure I will tweek the size, shape and other stuff to ensure that everyone is getting what they need out of the site. Users like you should get good information with a minimum of diversion by ads and I should get enough ad revenue to pay for the site. I know that when I am browsing I find too much advertising annoying and try to avoid pointing my readers to ad monster sites. I don't mind some, but not when it gets in the way of getting the information I want.

In Loco Parentis Revisited

Sat, 17 May 2008 05:50:33 GMT

Here is a very moving story that illustrates the moral intent of a school's obligation to act In Loco Parentis:

On February 5, a tornado carved a deep gash across the aorta of our campus: the dormitory complex. Along with the university's president, David Dockery, and another dean, I was among the first administrators to arrive at the disaster, a mere two minutes following the direct hit.

We stopped first at the men's dorms. Nothing could have prepared us for the devastation that we saw in the dim glow of the lightning flashes. Several of our students were trapped under a collapsed commons area. To the side of our view, we could see the rubble of the women's complex.

Click here to read the rest of this story by Gene C. Fant Jr. in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

The Hidden Curriculum from Deborah Meier

Mon, 05 May 2008 20:58:09 GMT

Here is a 13 minute talk given by Deborah Meier at an educational conference in Chicago. She talks very briefly about what John Gatto has referred to as the hidden curriculum of public schooling. Link: Deborah Meier Embedded:

Little Did She Know... Real Learning Insight

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:03:31 GMT

Nicolas Negoponte is the founder of the One Laptop Per Child Project and in this TED Talk from 1984 he tells a couple stories about kids learning (the good stuff is about 16 minutes into the program in a section called Before One Laptop Per Child):

Set Back

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:15:15 GMT

Alas, my computer was stolen recently. An unfortunate set back, but I have already ordered a replacement due to the generous support of people like you. If you would like to contribute you can make a donation using the link below.