Thinking's Free
Reflections on psychology, education, spirituality, and literature.
7.14.2012
Secure Selves: Regulation, Attachment, and Mindfulness
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In Thought and Language Lev Vygotsky theorized that thought actually develops from speech. A child will utilize words for social interaction...
1.31.2012
Sing in Me, Muse
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A spell fell over all as the words weaved through the crowd, spinning and sweeping; the teller slowly fading from the forefront, the tale fo...
1.17.2012
Raising the Sun
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“Clung to a ball that was hung in the sky; hurled into orbit - there you are.” “Verge of a Miracle” a song by Rich Mullins Raising the Em...
12.21.2011
Practicing Hope
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Beliefs I teach at a charter school which has recently adopted three core beliefs: [1] success breeds success, [2] all students can and ...
12.07.2011
Stories and Societies
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Reflection Theory Imagine an anthropologist attempting to understand the lifestyle of the ancient Babylonians. She might begin by digging ...
12.04.2011
Short-Circuiting the Brain
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Emotions move us. What happens when we feel them strongly? Do we just move quicker? Jonathan Haidt, a psychology professor at University o...
12.01.2011
Learning and Emotion
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Interest is an emotion. I don't think people tend to think of it as such. We say "such and such" is interesting, as if interes...
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