Emotional intelligence, General
Ideacide -v- courage – what’s that about? What a difference 132 years makes What have John Humphreys, Elton John, the last 132 years of Leicester City Football Club and “Ideacide” got in common? Short answer – me! I taught John Humphrey’s daughter, Catherine, at Gillotts, here in Henley, when I [...]
Emotional intelligence, General, Health
After Arnie’s ‘paperless classroom’ debacle, resulting in ingenious, entrepreneurial teenage crims hacking the provided iPads in order to sell them on… California gets it wrong again! This time in the name of improving self-esteem. Perhaps they thought those ingenious, entrepreneurial teenage criminals needed a boost of the stuff? The intention [...]
Brain, Emotional intelligence, General, Health
Years ago, when I was teaching, I arranged Paul McCartney’s “We all stand together”, otherwise known as the frog song, for the school steel band. It was a great song to choose, and it bounced along beautifully. And so did the kids. Do you belong? Did you know that feeling [...]
Brain, Emotional intelligence
Yep – it’s Reality Show Time! The Apprentice, Pop Idol, The X Factor, I’m a Celebrity…, Project Catwalk, Katie & Peter, Big Brother, Life of Grime, Any Dream will Do, Bake Off, First Dates, The Only Way is Essex, Judge Grinder… And what can we say about the people who [...]
Brain, Emotional intelligence, General
It might seem like a strange question, except that who we are – changes over time. Not a lot of people know that! The environment continually shapes and changes the neural networks in our brains that make us who we are. And how we process the information reaching our brains [...]
Emotional intelligence, General
I was looking forward to being part of Reading University’s world record attempt today, celebrating academic achievement, coincidentally during Brain Awareness Week. Happy Brain Awareness Week! Is that, “Happy Brain” awareness week, or happy “Brain Awareness” week? Who knows? Who cares? Either way, I’m celebrating one particular aspect of my “happy [...]
Emotional intelligence, General, Health
Whoaa! Steady! Don’t go putting the cart before the horse! Because like it or not, we’re all in relationships. Of one sort or another… Maybe even fleetingly. With: the cheerful postman your intelligent daughter* gorgeous wife** fabulous sister** that persistent cold-caller those awful neighbours*** the dullard student at the checkout… [...]
Brain, Emotional intelligence, Health
We all like a good moan now and again, don’t we? We do like a good moan, don’t we? Well, you just might change your mind after this! When I was at school, which of course was a while ago now, we were taught that the brain stops developing and [...]
Emotional intelligence, Learning
Are you fixed? Why do toddlers happily fail to walk, and when they fall over, simply get up and have another go? Exactly when do adults start believing that it’s not OK to fail or not be very good at something and therefore don’t even try? What do you know [...]
Brain, Emotional intelligence, Health
Which way’s your attention facing? Inny or Outy? We’re social animals and are hard-wired to be with, and to relate to other Human beings. Too bad if you don’t like it! If you’re one of those people who say you don’t need ‘em, the chances are that it’s your defence [...]
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