What Are You “Working” On?
A rare, rainy day for drought-stricken San Jose, California, ushered a lot of wet students into my room…
Skills
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Pre-marital Counseling for Prosperous Marriages
If young adults are educated before and throughout the marriage process, relationship deterioration can be prevented in the…
21st Century Skills for Students
Economic projections for the next fifty years indicate that, both within the US and world economies, there will…
Becoming a “Good” Foreign Language Teacher: Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions
Most language educators would agree that the ultimate goals of a foreign/second (L2) language education are trifold: language…
The Amazing Coordination in the Brain
The human brain coordinates between its halves. Because of this incredible communication and coordination, the brain is able…
Questioning Techniques and Wait Time
Socrates is the first known philosopher to have used questioning in a systematic way with an ethical purpose…
Coping with Autism
“When I took my one-year old son to the supermarket, he never responded to other mothers’ playful overtures.…
Mother Tongue: The Language of Heart and Mind
Today we are all witnessing an aspect of globalization which is the increasing movement of people from one…
Coping with Life’s Problems: Western and Islamic Perspectives
God burdens no soul except within its capacity… (Al-Baqarah, 2:286) This verse is not strange to any Muslim.…
A New Approach To Management : Creating A Winning Team And Coaching
All the experts are talking about reinventing this and reorganizing that. Yet, for the rest of us, accepting…
Editorial (Issue 43)
The desire to play God remains as strong as ever. We still see depictions of those who believe…
Social Problems of Children With ADHD
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by inattentiveness, impulsivity, and…
Autism
Autism is a complex developmental disability that affects some children either from birth or infancy, and leaves them…