“The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.”
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)
Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era. Continue reading
It has been about a month since a new academic year started but many kids still might feel back to school anxiety. For some of them back to school means back to stress. They might feel anxiety over getting used to a new schedule, making new friends, fitting in with peers or being in a new school.
Coping with so much pressure after fun carefree summer time might become a real challenge for anyone. So, what can you do to help your kid? Continue reading
Today it`s Friday! I cannot wait for the weekend to come.
It`s the last weekend of the summer 2015 and I am planning to spend it at the beach! My husband and I
Looks like a nice way
Schrodinger`s Cat goes back to school. And doesn`t.
In 1935 Erwin Schrodinger made his most widely known contribution to the field of quantum physics: the Schrodinger`s cat mind experiment.
If there is a cat in a box, with a decaying isotope, at the isotope`s half life, is the cat dead or alive, if you don’t look inside the box? Continue reading
Intoxicating summer adventures are almost over and September is on the horizon, so don’t waste your time during the back to school season! Presumably, you’ve already bought all significant equipment for studying such as school stationery, uniforms or backpacks. But have you prepared your brain to a new school year?
Actually, it turned out that a very lively summer is a risk for academic failure! Analysts claim that summer holidays is one of the culprits of learning loss, because students generally don’t keep in touch with their teachers and don’t engage in any educational events. Continue reading
What is a sequence puzzle and how can we solve it? Let me give an example of such an sequence puzzle.
Got any clue how to solve this sequence puzzle? Continue reading
Friday is just a day after Thursday which precedes Saturday. But just thinking about Friday … makes me smile! Why?
The question to all our tutors — Do you feel the same?
I don’t know about you, but I am very excited about back to school season. It’s time to buy new clothes, backpacks, lunch boxes and more. Back to school season also have brought us some unexpected changes in 2015.
Are these changes good or bad? You will make the decision on your own. Here is the most interesting changes in my opinion: Continue reading
Shell we find out which progress is being made today in our educational system in America in nowadays? Considering that US government invested in education $1.3T. Can we say that student`s learning outcomes have improved?
Several years ago Education Testing Service released the report –“America’s Perfect Storm”. According to this report there are 3 forces that would conspire to weaken America’s ability to fulfill higher-paying, knowledge-associated jobs in the US and to compete in the growing global economy. Continue reading
