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Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our "two minds"--the rational and the emotional--and how they together shape our destiny. Through vivid examples, Goleman delineates the five crucial skills of emotional intelligence,...
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Publisher
Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
In this enduring classic, rich with deep, original insight into the nature of early learning, John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, "learning is as natural as breathing." In his delightful book he observes how children actually learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how, as adults, we can best encourage these natural abilities in our children.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Google. Facebook. Twitter. Repeat. We live in a world unimaginable even a few decades ago, one like no other in human history. It's a parallel world where we can be on the move in the real world, yet always hooked into an alternative time and place. And although it's a two-dimensional world of sight and sound, it offers instant information, connected identities, and constant novelty. In this world, our screen technologies are increasingly where we...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Presents a new theory of personality types that describes how the top and bottom parts of the brain work together which differs from the left brain vs. right brain theory. In doing so, four modes of thought are introduced: Mover, Perceiver, Stimulator, and Adaptor.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Encourages parents to help optimize their child's neural development along with their vocabularies to ensure future success in school and life through tuning in to what they are doing, speaking to them using many descriptive words, and engaging them in conversations.
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Drawing on extraordinary research to help parents and teachers guide the next generation to become perceptive and insightful thinkers, the author offers a scientifically based approach that will encourage children’s intellectual growth and set them on the path of inquiry, invention and ideas.
"Susan Engel has spent her career observing and interacting with children as they learn. Drawing on a wealth of research-her own and others'-Engel shows parents...
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Packed with expert advice, brain tests, and a range of exercises to stimulate your memory and mental agility, The Brain Fitness Book will equip you with everything you need to keep your brain working to its maximum potential. Inside the pages of this scientifically based brain fitness program, you’ll find: Clear, easy-to-understand visual explanations on how the brain works, how it recalls memories, and how and why it forgets; Practical advice...
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Discover why and how schools must become places where thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted. As educators, parents, and citizens, we must settle for nothing less than environments that bring out the best in people, take learning to the next level, allow for great discoveries, and propel both the individual and the group forward into a lifetime of learning. This is something all teachers want and all students deserve. In Creating Cultures...
Publisher
Brainy Baby
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Children are introduced to shapes and twelve different colors with the help of music, gentle voices, and catchy sing-along songs. Special features include a video sing-along, baby bloopers, behind the scenes, and an interactive activity.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"[The film] provides a ground-breaking exploration into how and why the human organism is moved by the undeniable effect of music, and the deep connection between music and our bodies and brains. The program follows visionary researchers and accomplished musicians to the crossroads of science and culture in search of answers to music's deep mysteries." -- Container.
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