By: Megan Prats 4/5/2012 Critical Thinking Development At 2learn®, we specialize in critical thinking development. However, we are also responsible for the substantive aspect of learning as the 2learn® student normally comes to 2learn® as a first place of learning. Thus, it is imperative that the substantive approach compliment critical thinking development as critical […]
[:en] By: Megan Prats 11/7/2014 Critical thinking is universal thus critical thinking development can take place at any point in learning. However, because critical thinking is 2learn®’s focus and specialty, you want to devote the majority of the lessons to where it is most prevalent. Thus, for language lessons, your focus should be sentence construction. […]
By: Megan Prats 8/28/2014 The 2learn® Method calls for practical information in the lessons. However, that’s not to say that theory shouldn’t be included into the lessons as theoretical information and/or analysis can actually have a practical application depending upon the student’s learning goals. Sometimes the best way to understand reality is to see reality […]
By: Megan Prats 3/15/2014 Students live in the real-world thus they need real-world information to make their time in the lessons worthwhile. A student who doesn’t learn practical things in the lessons won’t apply what she’s learned to better her life, thus she will find that her time in the lessons was a waste. Practical […]
By: Megan Prats 04/08/2013 When someone is asked what they like to do for fun, they normally respond by saying such things as: hanging out with friends, being with family, playing games, etc. However, not many people will list learning as one activity that they like to do for fun because learning has become something […]
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 11/23/2013 “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” – Charles Darwin Charles Darwin, the author of the Origin of Species and the individual who is credited for popularizing the Theory of Natural Selection, intimately understood the importance of adaptability in […]
By: Megan Prats 1/15/2015 When it comes to the need component of the customized curriculum, a make-or-break factor in the student’s success at 2learn® is how you diagnose what the student needs. Now, sometimes the student is insightful enough to know what she needs but nine times out of ten, the student is either wrong […]
