The Encyclopedia Britannica provides this illuminating definitions: Phenomenology, a philosophical movement originating in the 20th century, the primary objective of which is the direct investigation and description of phenomena as consciously experienced, without theories about their causal explanation and as… Read More ›
Learning
BINGE LEARNING
I could easily say that, at my age, I don’t need to learn anything new. It would be untrue. To be alive requires we learn and change. I’m an immersion learner. If I’m interested in something, I read everything I can… Read More ›
LEARNING A LANGWICH
Learning (or, in my case, trying to learn) another language provided high entertainment for those around me. In English, I rarely if ever used a word in the wrong way. I was a serious reader very early and had a big… Read More ›
SPEAKING A NEW LANGUAGE
Un nouveau langage, par Rich Paschall What if you could wake up tomorrow and be able to speak a new language? Suppose you did not have to work at it at all. There would be no boring repetition of words… Read More ›
TO LOVE LEARNING, WE NEED GREAT TEACHERS
Education in the U.S. is a disaster these days. Teachers aren’t permitted to teach. Worse, students don’t get the chance to really learn. The curriculum is all memorization and standardized tests leaving no opportunity to explore ideas and concepts, to even discover there is more… Read More ›
OH! THE PLACES YOU’LL GO, THE THINGS YOU’LL SEE!
Share Your World – 2014 Week 48 What is your favorite toppings on pizza? We eat a lot of pizza these days, which is funny because Garry didn’t used to like it much. Times have changed. Mostly, I prefer veggies. Mushrooms,… Read More ›
DREAMY TEACHERS IN THE REAL WORLD
Dream Teacher You can choose any person from history to teach you any topic you want. Who’s your teacher, and what do they teach you? I don’t need to find some historical teacher out of history. I had real-life, real-time… Read More ›
DAILY PROMPT: LEARNING WITH BISCUITS
Learning style? What? Huh? “Bonnie,” I ask my Scottie. “Do I have a learning style?” “GrrrARF” she says, which loosely translated means “You are too slow with the biscuits this morning, Mom.” “Nan? Feel free to jump in here.” “Oink,… Read More ›
Life 101
Someone asked me what lessons I learned in life. It seemed like there would be a lot of answers to that question but actually, after I really thought about it, I realized there’s only one lesson. It comes in many… Read More ›
You get what you pay for
There is a lot of internet discussion about kids having no manners, offspring who display a complete lack of civility towards adults in general and their own families in particular. I hear a lot of squawking from families how “they… Read More ›
Dumb and getting dumber
I’m a big believer in research, checking and double-checking sources. But I also learned a couple of important lessons writing documentation and other educational and explanatory material for almost 40 years. Relax, Chicken Little. The sky is not falling. The… Read More ›
