Articles
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IN SEARCH OF LOST FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS…
As our lives progress, time flows and a lot of water passes under the bridge. So much that we often forget the past, when our differences with a significant family member were a mere gully between two shores.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> But that which is “now” seems as if it…
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HEROES GIVE US STRENGTH TO BE OUR (Best) SELVES
He stepped into the batters box and took his stance. Appearing relaxed but focused, every muscle synchronized like the instruments of an orchestra the moment before they begin to play. His eyes pierced the ball, which was still resting in the pitcher’s hand. The curious crowd, never having seen him but desperate and hungry for…
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EFFECTIVE GOAL-SETTING: CONVERTING BARRIERS INTO OPPORTUNITIES
“Diligence is the mother of good fortune.”<?xml:namespace prefix = o /> Cervantes (Don Quixote) <?xml:namespace prefix = u1 /> Have you ever noticed that some people are consistently able to achieve success in their endeavors– no matter what they try– while others seem to believe that their goals are unattainable? To make matters…
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THE ART OF FAILING AS A PESSIMIST
Did you know that every silver lining contains a dark cloud? That it’s possible to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory; or that there’s a fly in every ointment screaming out to be found? <?xml:namespace prefix = o /> There are many people in this world who have perfected the art of failing and…
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ADD/ADHD: Making Something Out of Nothing
ADD/ADHD: Making Something Out of Nothing. Randy W. Green, Ph.D. “All that we do is done with an eye to something else.” Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) Have you or your child been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD? You are hardly alone; millions of Kids today –and many adults who…
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Cookie-Cutter Education: Enlightenment or Indoctrination? Part 1
Randy W. Green, Ph.D. “In is in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry… It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of…
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UNDERSTANDING LEARNING
Have you ever noticed how quickly a child acquires speech and other behaviors? How does this happen? What is learning? Learning has been defined by behavioral scientists as a change in behavior– internal or external– that follows a particular past experience. The past experience serves as a form of “feedback”, that is, a consequence. Feedback…
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LEARNING TO FORGET: THE BATTERED WOMAN
On <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />August 14, 1990, in a small town in Eastern Dutchess County, New York, Frances Feldman died of injuries sustained from beatings she had received over time by her husband. While this tragedy, the investigation and trial that followed, generated considerable controversy and emotional concern, it also raised intense curiosity; and…
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CRIME VICTIMS
“No! There’s no such thing as a safe area. Crime is everywhere. It doesn’t matter that I live away from New York City– I still don’t trust anybody!” <?xml:namespace prefix = o /> Michele Is quite open about her need to remain closed. Isolated from people, afraid of more people and situations than she can count,…
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COPING WITH YOUR COMPUTER II: The Upgrade Charade
“Men have become the tools of their tools.” Henry David Thoreau “Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy Another sequel! You need to look back before you can look ahead. Unlike many computer manuals, this sequel won’t begin in the middle. It is assumed that you…
