By: Megan Prats 9/10/2015 If I had a dime for every time a student told me, “I forgot.”, in a lesson I’d be a millionaire. It is no surprise that the student forgets information during the lessons because biologically speaking, our brains are not programmed to retain everything. Instead, the human brain must select the […]
By: Megan Prats 10/22/2015 Homework is imperative because it is the student’s map from learning to application. For homework to be effective, it needs to be given in accordance with the customized curriculum. Below I’ll detail some key things to consider when providing the student’s homework. Always give homework. No matter what you do in […]
By: Megan Prats 3/22/2014 One or the Other The customized curriculum, in it’s bare bones form, simply contains two elements – what the student needs and wants to learn. Your job is to provide the student what she needs and allow the student to be responsible for what she wants. Sometimes, the student’s needs and […]
By: Megan Prats 5/15/2015 Because there are pros and cons to all things in life, the 2learn® Method is no exception. Even though the 2learn® Method is fantastically brilliant and extremely powerful, it still has its weaknesses. However, the 2learn® Method’s weaknesses become stronger when you learn how to avoid presenting them in the lessons. […]
By: Megan Prats 07/11/2014 The problem-solving process can be summed to 3 steps – question, analysis, and answer. However, some questions allow for the analysis to be removed so that they become a two-step process – question and answer. For instance, you ask the student what is the word for “car” in Spanish and she […]
By: Megan Prats 5/1/2015 As Pomp and Circumstance fills the auditorium, students and their families are elated because the student has completed her learning journey. Because the student has received X number of credits in certain subjects required by the school, learning is now “over”. WRONG!!!!! Ugh, it makes me sick how people stuff the […]
By: Megan Prats 6/21/2014 Feedback is beneficial if the student is receptive to it. Feedback delivered to an unreceptive student is like pouring a gallon of oil in a pot of water hoping it will sink to the bottom – it’s not going to happen. Thus, how you deliver the student’s feedback so that the […]
By: Megan Prats 1/18/2014 As always I was inspired to add this new category – exiting the comfort zone – to the 2learn® Bank after seeing its positive effects on one of my students during a lesson. Like all of the other categories within the 2learn® Bank, the student should be rewarded when displaying this […]
By: Megan Prats 03/23/2015 Evidence makes an argument believable. Also, evidence distances the ability of Bias to influence the student’s conclusion. In short, evidence tends to support the rational and objective problem-solver. However, all evidence is not created equal so it is up to the student to determine which evidence to include in her problem-solving. […]
By: Megan Prats 9/30/2015 Adam Smith begins his Wealth of Nations by citing the difference between the “savage societies” and “civilized societies”. He states because of the diversification of labor, even the poorest in “civilized societies” are economically better off than those in the “savage” ones. In short, because the diversification of labor allows one […]
