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“I’m not used to seeing people’s faces. There’s too much information there. Aren’t you aware of it? Too much, too fast.”
“Showing a personal interest in students is important, costs nothing, and requires little planning.”
― The Motivated Brain: Improving Student Attention, Engagement, and Perseverance
― The Motivated Brain: Improving Student Attention, Engagement, and Perseverance
“Cognitive psychologists have long suggested that people fit into different learning styles, yet neuroscience does not support this notion (Sousa & Tomlinson, 2011).”
― The Motivated Brain: Improving Student Attention, Engagement, and Perseverance
― The Motivated Brain: Improving Student Attention, Engagement, and Perseverance
“teachers should have two goals: All students are able to connect new learning to their prior knowledge and experiences. All teachers relate new learning to students' everyday lives and culture.”
― The Motivated Brain: Improving Student Attention, Engagement, and Perseverance
― The Motivated Brain: Improving Student Attention, Engagement, and Perseverance
“Thus, in education we need to encourage productive seeking as much as the satisfaction of goals achieved.”
― The Motivated Brain: Improving Student Attention, Engagement, and Perseverance
― The Motivated Brain: Improving Student Attention, Engagement, and Perseverance
“One’s desire to be alone, biologists have found, is partially genetic and to some degree measurable. If you have low levels of the pituitary peptide oxytocin—sometimes called the master chemical of sociability—and high quantities of the hormone vasopressin, which may suppress your need for affection, you tend to require fewer interpersonal relationships.”
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Corey’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Corey’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
726 books
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7 friends
467 books
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50 friends
237 books
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80 friends
533 books
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27 friends
560 books
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92 friends
181 books
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72 friends
787 books
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13 friends
2 books
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1 friend
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