Practical theory

Putting theory into practice, specifically Perceptual Control Theory

(promo) CARD: Pedagogical theory that works

Here’s what’s disappointing about teachers’ understanding of pedagogy. Try this out. Ask any qualified teacher to identify and discuss a particular theory (or tradition) they accept and apply for advancing student learning. Some may mumble a reply of sufficient detail to gain a bare-minimum C- pass. Many are more likely to […]

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(promo) LETTER: Leveraging pressure for success

Practical theory / johnkirkland

There’s an expression, nature abhors a vacuum. That is, nature resists low pressure vacuums and will always try to remove or balance them, as in weather systems. There are many ways of deliberately creating a vacuum zone of lower pressure. For instance, a vacuum-cleaner’s motor is designed to make a low-pressure zone

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