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Tag Archives: education
Dreich, dour and crabbit: does the weather explain Scottish negativity? Climate, posture, mood, empathy, mirror neurons, meditation and education.
This essay was born in meditation One of my New Year’s resolutions was to meditate daily. I simply concentrate on my breathing. Thoughts pop up, and I observe them and let them go. (Here’s an inspiring talk on meditation. Below … Continue reading
Posted in Education, People I know (not directly connected with my writing), Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Amy Cuddy, Arthouse Guardia, awareness, Bella Caledonia, Clare Galloway, consciousness, crabbit, crabbit old bat, Daniel Goleman, dour, dreech, dreich, driech, Eckhart Tolle, education, Gaelic, Gaidhlig, Guardia Sanframondi, income equality, inequality, Italy, Ken Robinson, meditation, mindfulness, mirror neurons, Nicola Morgan, radical independence campaign, radical independence conference, Scotland, Scots language, Scottish cringe, Scottish independence, Social Intelligence, The Equality Trust, The Spirit Level
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MoneyNonsense: RBS, out of our schools! You are not a fit and proper institution to teach children about money.
[Update on Monday 4 June 2012: The RBS MoneySense reception in the Scottish Parliament has now taken place, but MSPs representing three political parties – Labour, the SNP and the Scottish Greens – have all expressed misgivings about RBS teaching … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Scottish Parliament
Tagged education, ethical banking, Malcolm Chisholm, Marco Biagi, marketing, money, money sense, moneysense, Move Your Money, Move Your Money UK, Neil Findlay, Positive Money, RBS, Royal Bank of Scotland, schools, Scottish Green Party, Scottish Labour Party, Scottish National Party, Scottish Parliament, SNP
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Guest post: Kids ‘drugged up to keep the peace’ – teacher says Ritalin not answer to Attention Deficit
I recently Tweeted about this fascinating article, in which a psychologist argues that Ritalin and other drugs are not the answer to Attention Deficit Disorder, and that they have no long-term benefits. I subsequently received an unsolicited email from a … Continue reading
Brushing up my French with Michel Thomas
I have just started brushing up my French by listening to Advanced Course: French by Michel Thomas. Undoubtedly the man is a genius, although I agree with other reviewers that the level isn’t that advanced. (I am qualified to teach … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Self-help
Tagged education, francais, French, languages, Michel Thomas
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