The last few posts have talked about Albert Bandura’s concept of reciprocal determinism, which explains learning in terms of changes in either one’s environment, behaviors, or cognitions (beliefs, values, ideas), which lead to changes in one or both of the other factors—a process that can go on and on, with one factor influencing the others. … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Useful Environments
TURNING POINTS—Mistakes Are Part of the Process
Again, a column by Philadelphia Inquirer writer Susan Snyder provides useful information about learning. http://www.philly.com/education/temple-professor-failure-success-resume-20190112.html (Photography by uncredited Inquirer photographer) As usual, Snyder illustrates her points with compelling stories about memorable people. And the take-away applies to all of us. One of her most recent articles tells us that Temple professor Doug Webber has gone … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Mistakes Are Part of the Process
TURNING POINTS–Looking at Success and Failure (Part 1)
The first two posts of 2019 focused on one of my favorite stories from 2018, Hazim Hardeman’s journey from North Philly to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. As with so many people, his path to success has involved failure. I’ve never been to Oxford, let alone studied there, but I have attended the two … Continue reading TURNING POINTS–Looking at Success and Failure (Part 1)
TURNING POINTS—Favorite Story of the Year Part II
Hazim Hardeman’s story reaches me and teaches me. Here is the second installment in the two-part December series of pieces that Susan Snyder wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.philly.com/education/a/hazim-hardeman-rhodes-scholar-oxford-university-england-temple-20181219.html Bonus link about the young man’s journey from Community College of Philadelphia (pictured here) to Oxford. https://hechingerreport.org/student-voice-he-started-in-community-college-and-now-hes-a-rhodes-scholar/ And here’s the official University of Oxford listing for … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Favorite Story of the Year Part II
TURNING POINTS–Favorite Story of the Year
Hazim Hardeman’s journey from North Philadelphia to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar is worthy of a bio-pic. This young man’s life will be one worth watching, and we can learn much from what he already has accomplished. That’s why I see his story as my favorite among all those that I chronicled here during … Continue reading TURNING POINTS–Favorite Story of the Year
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