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Category Archives: Education
Knowledge for Aristotle & Plato
It might be useful to look at how these two great (somehow contradicting sometimes) philosophers approached the concept of knowledge and knowing. Let’s start with the sooner – Aristotle. Aristotle describes three approaches to knowledge. In Greek, the three are … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Education, Knowledge & Education, Philosophical, Science, Studies, Thinking and The Mind
Tagged aristotle, episteme, Knowledge, Philosophy, plato, praxis, science, socrates, techne, Thinking, wisdom
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The Education Dilemma – Questions on Teachers, Schools, and the Educational System
This is a very interesting discussion, about the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the school system. other than being the main educational tool in a society, it is also supposedly an important contributor to the process of social mobility (allowing … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Knowledge & Education, Leadership, Sociology, Studies
Tagged academic performance, Education, Learning, school, students, teacher training, teachers
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Obliquity by John Kay – Book Review
This book discusses how it is impossible sometimes to pursue our goals directly, where oblique (indirect) paths yield better results. The writer basically validates this by examples from three fields. The happiest people aren’t those who pursue happiness, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Complexity, decision making, Happiness, Indirectness, intelligence, John Kay, Leadership, Muddling Through, Obliquity, Personal Development, Planning, Power, Problem Solving, Strategy, Success
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On Multitasking: Can you Multitask ?
Think-Grow: Multitasking is a huge discussion now… How beneficial is it ? Can it really deliver considerable benefits? a short article on HBR blogs discusses a negative point of view on multitasking and how it can actually reduce personal effectiveness. … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, Communication, concentration, focus, information, information overload, interpersonal skills, multitasking, Organization, personal effectiveness, personal efficiency, self help, Success, time management
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The Learning Wheel : The Four Stages of the Learning Cycle
( Adapted from the Book by Charles Handy – The Age of Unreason ) Handy believes that it is best to think of learning (see also http://www.think-grow.biz/learn.html) as a wheel of four parts: Question Theory Test Reflection it doesn’t end at … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Handy, intelligence, Knowledge, Learning, Learning and Evolution, Question Theory Testing Reflecting, The Age of Unreason, The Learning Cycle, The Wheel of Learning
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Theory
“every theory makes a bargain with reality” M. Sahlins “Every theory trades certain kinds of knowledge at the expense of other kinds of knowledge. to put it more forcefully, every knowledge comes at the expense of a certain kind of … Continue reading
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