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Learning Styles & cognition

Below are the best resources we could find on Learning Styles and cognition.

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The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach

Merging cognitive science with educational agenda, Gardner shows how ill-suited our minds and natural patterns of learning are to current educational materials, practices, and institutions, and makes an eloquent case for restructuring our schools.

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The Power of Mindful Learning

Radical in its implications, this original and important work may change forever the views we hold about the nature of learning.

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Why Healthy Sleep is Crucial for Academic Success

Many students believe that the more they study, the better they will perform in school, even if that means sacrificing a night of rest.

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Bright and Early: A Story of Radical Acceleration

On episode 50 we talk with Haley Taylor Schlitz, a 17-year-old first-year law student who began college at age 13. We discuss her education experience, some of the benefits and barriers of homeschooling, and we imagine what the perfect public school system would be like.

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Beneath the Surface of Giftedness

Dr. James Delisle joins us on episode 30 to talk about what’s below the surface of giftedness, and how parents, counselors, and teachers can dig a little to find out what makes gifted kids tick.

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Fighting Fake News

When your inner skeptic constantly nags at you saying something’s not right, what should you do? Dr. Brian Housand thinks you should celebrate.

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Note to Self: Be Nice to Me

One thing’s for sure about parenting - it’s hard. Even more so with gifted and twice-exceptional kids. But parents often get so caught up in taking care of their kids they forget the all-important self-care.

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Early to the Starting Line: Acceleration Begins at Kindergarten

In school districts in the US and around the world, there are programs in place to help gifted and twice-exceptional kids overcome their educational challenges. But one of the least-expensive and easiest tools to utilize, acceleration, is often overlooked.

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You Never Outgrow Giftedness

Gifted kids turn into gifted adults, it’s something you live with for your entire life. When adults forget about their own atypical wiring, they open themselves up to social issues, and miss opportunities to continue growing.

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The Fast Track to College

Advanced Placement is a good way for many kids to get a head start on college. On episode 42, Andrew Scanlan and Chester E Finn, Jr. of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, answer questions about the history of AP, where it’s going, and where kids may encounter difficulties.

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