Over the course of time you come to realise how there are a number of different articles published out there that you know are going to have a higher impact than others on how you perceive various different things, whether personal or work related. Are you prepared to be challenged, too, about your core work beliefs? Really? Are you sure? Whoahh! MORE >>

Here are some of the observations and insights that were shared  via Twitter  this past week. Why Thinking About Averages Can Be Disastrous  - by @timkastelle. If you are operating in a Paretian world but you assume that it’s Guassian, you’re heading for trouble. That’s why thinking about averages can be disastrous. Think about outliers instead. MORE >>

All semester, TED Fellow Nina Tandon has been using TED Conversations as part of her class in bioelectricity at Cooper Union. Yesterday in the TED offices, she hosted a Live TED Conversation to answer questions about using  TED Conversations in her class. Did any of their conversations get particularly good responses? It’s been amazing. MORE >>

AlbertBandura is a Canadian psychologist who marked a sea-change in psychology,towards cognitive investigation. Although steeped in, and influenced by,behaviourism, his theories transcend traditional behaviourism into what wascalled ‘Social Learning Theory’, although he now calls it ‘Social CognitiveTheory. Thismay involve no teaching at all. 1997). MORE >>

Last year, I wrote a post about how Justin Snider, who teaches education at Columbia, asserted that "the best principals are PRESENT, constantly interacting with teachers, students, and parents."    This boss defines lack of presence.    I can literally go weeks without catching sight of her."  MORE >>