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More From ‘Race to Nowhere’ :: Posted
10 Mar 2010
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Alex Russell
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EQ Connections ]
Here's a posting from the 'Race to Nowhere' Facebook site today: "This week I was struck by a comment at a faculty in-service day recognizing the packed schedule left little time for reflection and processing. This is our kids experience every day, and they come home to more work. Do ... (read more)
Artificial Emotional Intelligence? :: Posted
06 Mar 2010
by
Alex Russell
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EQ Connections ]
Make Magazine has an interesting piece on emotionally interacting with a digitally created piece of art in their January 2010 issue. The two links below are the creator’s own website showing the ‘creature’ and then the link to the Make Magazine blurb titled ‘Emotional Aquatics’. The article goes into a ... (read more)
40 Photographs that Show Emotions :: Posted
06 Mar 2010
by
Alex Russell
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EQ Connections ]
This was an interesting little personal expedition for me. Here is a site that chose 40 photographs depicting a range of emotions.http://tinyurl.com/cr3p2xI just scrolled though them and had several distinct reactions. First off, I felt the pictures were a little contrived. They're all beautiful photographs designed to elicit reactions. However, ... (read more)
Does Mama Need Surgery Again? :: Posted
26 Feb 2010
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Joshua Freedman
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EQ Reflections ]
A few months ago Patty had routine physical, and her doctor ordered some tests, which came back positive so she needed a biopsy. While statistically odds were strong that it would be a nonissue, we were both a bit anxious - especially because of her cancer scare a few years ... (read more)
The Difference Between What We Know and What We Do – ‘Race to Nowhere’ :: Posted
25 Feb 2010
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Alex Russell
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EQ Connections ]
I hope there’s some talk out there about the film ‘Race to Nowhere’ that's currently traveling around the country. In the interest of getting the word out, here are my impressions. If you’re not familiar with the movie, director Vicki Abeles has made a film about education in the U.S. ... (read more)
Performance, People, and Pressure: 2010 Workplace Issues :: Posted
23 Feb 2010
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Joshua Freedman
[in
Six Seconds ]
The 2010 Workplace Issues Report captures input from 279 leaders and employees from a variety of sectors around the globe. They said... 65% of the pressing issues are on the people side, 35% on the financial/technical side (but in 2007 it was 76/24). Even in the current economy, the people ... (read more)
“Our cognition is embodied.” :: Posted
22 Feb 2010
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Alex Russell
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EQ Connections ]
From Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang from USC. Literally, she means embodied - the two are not able to be separated. Here's three more:"Emotions are not add ons that interfere with cognition.""The message from social and affective neuroscience is clear: no longer can we think of learning as separate from or ... (read more)
The Social Nature of Intelligence – more L&B conference :: Posted
21 Feb 2010
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Alex Russell
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EQ Connections ]
At the conference yesterday, Dr. Josh Aronson from NYU gave a fantastic talk about what he and his colleagues call 'stereotype threat.' Essentially, stereotype threat is anxiety caused by any sort of stereotype or worry which in turn causes your 'intelligence' level to drop. His lab has studied many, many ... (read more)
Right Speech by Eknath Easwaran :: Posted
20 Feb 2010
by
Joshua Freedman
[in
Six Seconds ]
Karen McCown, Six Seconds' Chairman, handed this article to me several years ago. It's stuck with me as a powerful set of guidelines for being impeccable with words. The children, Patty and I have discussed the "three gatekeepers" often over the last years; we started when the kids were 4 ... (read more)
SEL teaching strategies – my ‘aha’ moment for the day :: Posted
19 Feb 2010
by
Alex Russell
[in
EQ Connections ]
Okay, so I have to admit I had a real 'aha' moment today at the Learning and the Brain Conference. To some it may seem like a 'duh' moment instead ( I won't fault you at all for thinking that!) but to me this represented a real shift in my ... (read more)
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