A colleague of mine, a biologist, (let’s call him Ken) teaches an upper-level college course on genetics. Course requirements include the usual—class participation, quizzes, exams, and …a scientific paper. Each semester, when Ken mentions the paper the classroom erupts in shrieks and murmurs. Immediately after the noise dies down, hands shoot into the air and Read More
You attended that work retreat least weekend that was supposed to help you learn new stuff. But did you ever learn how to learn? Did you ever learn how to make information part of long-term memory that can be appropriately used in the future? Most people are not taught strategies and habits that help them Read More