Tag: Zone of Proximal Development
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3 Practices to Help Classical Educators Make the Most of Positive Psychology
Among the modern areas of research we at Educational Renaissance work on is the area of positive psychology. While it is not a recent development in psychology, it differs in many ways from earlier developments in psychology that most people are familiar with, especially those who have taken general psychology in their high school or…
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Human Development, Part 3: Get in the Zone
It is a dangerous thing to become a Jedi padawan. The training and trials are extremely difficult; one might say almost impossible. Qui-Gon Jin tells Anakin Skywalker, “Anakin, training to be a Jedi is not an easy challenge, and even if you succeed, it’s a hard life” (from Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom…