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It isn't surprising to realize that learning is difficult, if not impossible, when learners are afraid. Of abusive partners, of unnamed anxieties, of loud sudden noises, of failing, of being [...]

An overweight woman who was embarrassed by her lack of athleticism learned to power walk by watching a neighborhood couple who were avid walkers. The experience illustrates that people can improve themselves by observing others whom they admire.

There are now 445 learning representatives in workplaces throughout the country, with 33 per cent of the reps working in the health and disability sector. A joint presentation by the [...]

The National Coalition for Equality in Learning conducts national and local study teams to create learning communities throughout the US. The Coalition helps local schools to solve learning problems, to enhance learning by collaborating with community agencies, and to evaluate progress. It describes marginal students as those having problems in learning what the school teaches. The description of the position and condition of being marginal helps in shifting the focus to the failure of the institution to recognize human variability.

While most senior executives realize learning is critical to achieving meaningful change, many don't realize what it takes to achieve the necessary level of learning. True change can only be [...]

Have you ever watched a four-year-old struggling to tie shoes? Lengthy laces clutched in pudgy fingers, looping to make those 'bunny ears.' One drops. A tear trickles from one eye. [...]

Winston Churchill said, 'We shape our buildings and then our buildings shape us.' Well, the same is true for our communities. Communities that are fragmented and dysfunctional produce people who [...]

What happens if you start to take seriously the idea that individuals should be able to chose what, how, where and when they learn? This was the theme of a […]

Maybe the title 'Standards for the 21st-Century Learner' wasn't sexy enough, but the people in charge of implementing the American Association of School Librarians' new learning standards have chosen a [...]

It has become widely accepted that learning plays a key role in uniting people. Those who are able to learn are in a position to be flexible, tolerant and responsive. In contrast, those who are unable to learn are likely to become increasingly disadvantaged in the 21st century. It is now time to consider how to establish an integrated lifelong learning system that exploits the enthusiasm and idealism that still exist within parents, teachers and pupils.

British girls are trained to be social and communicative while boys are trained to learn by trial and error, act rather than talk and receive instant gratification. A recognition of these social differences can improve teaching styles and reduce underachievement by boys through teachers adopting a mixed-ability teaching style and focusing on both the relevance and the challenge in the subject being taught. Boys need access to the oral and learning skills of girls for life-skills development.

One way to encourage a focus on education is to change common polite language at gatherings. Replacing the traditional questions about jobs with 'what did you learn today?' can inform the questioner while also encouraging learning and giving learning a higher status in society. This question stimulates conversion where the traditional job question often quashed it.

Knowledge is luggage; it is best to travel light We live in times dominated by knowledge. Knowledge is heaped on each of us from the cradle to the grave. Every [...]

A number of reforms have been introduced in the US educational system including curriculum changes, school choice and longer school years, but American students seem to retain very little of what is taught in school. The success of the educational process depends on the willingness of students to learn. Hence, it is important to reexamine the curriculum and to determine how useful it is to students. Furthermore, students should also be encouraged to question the value of the what is being taught.

Learning Through Landscapes aims to develop school grounds into imaginative, educational resources rich and safe areas for all schools. The organization, funded privately, makes available advice, pamphlets, plans and ideas to schools and teachers who want to optimize their playground space. Those who have taken advantage of this outdoor education program have not only improved the appearance of their grounds but have subsequently managed to change the attitudes of children and the community towards school and provided children with an endless supply of resources for applying their learning.