Sensei

Knowledge is the Key: How to Learn and Study (Workshop)

Are you frustrated no one ever showed you how to learn?  This workshop will teach you the skills of study.  How do you ‘speed read’?  Are there writing conventions and guidelines? Read more…

Popular Posts From the Past

The following are successful posts from the archives:

The Five Habits of Highly Passive People

5 Assertiveness Techniques Read more…

Never Mind the Three Rs – What About The Three Cs?

So I’m sick to death of hearing about the golden age of learning when pupils were taught the ‘3 R’s’ of reading, writing and arithmetic… even though only one of them starts with ‘r’. So much for the golden age.

I’ve got a better idea. What about the ‘3 C’s’ of comprehension, calculation and confidence?

Comprehension is more important than spelling or grammar, because it deals with meaning, with ideas, which should be what language is all about. It’s not an end in itself; its purpose is to carry thought from one brain to another. I had a teacher who made us memorise multi-syllablled words when we had no notion of their sense or significance. What a complete and painful waste of time! Read more…