In the last article, we focused on helping your child develop empathy, but what good is empathy all by itself? Here’s where the value of the fourth Habit of Mind comes in – flexible thinking. Empathy helps you see things from…
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Listening is easy – we do it all the time – but listening to understand is a far more difficult skill, and one that is hardly ever taught. For younger children, it’s easier if we break down this concept into its two…
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If you take a moment to think about it, managing impulsivity is sort of the flip side of persisting. It is only natural to want to avoid hard work; persisting therefore is managing the impulse to quit as soon as…
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From being bullied as a child to becoming a black belt Karate instructor, Nicky Yap from Hybrid Karate spends his time and energy developing martial arts curriculum which is suited for different age groups.
“Imparting the values of martial arts are as important as the skills learned to protect and defend oneself”.
Join us as we go behind the scenes to see what motivates and matters to Nicky in this month’s Beyond the Classroom series.
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Ever since we’ve came across Professor Steven Reiss’ ground-breaking research on human motivation, we’ve come to this conclusion: everyone is motivated. The challenge is to discover what motivates this child/student, what energises him and what he will put effort in. Successful parents and impactful teachers are more often than not, simply the ones who have discovered the right motivators.
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“Nevertheless, she persisted.” It’s a phrase that captured the world’s attention earlier this year, during a contentious confirmation hearing for the next US Attorney General. While Senator Mitch McConnell had intended the phrase to castigate Senator Elizabeth Warren, who was trying to…
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