Articles Tagged with teaching

Transistors, candles and light bulbs

Published on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Simple or complicated

Which would you rather explain?

Cast iron and Coca-Cola®

Published on April 17, 2018April 16, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Chemistry and Physics

We perpetuate some stereotypes about scientists.

Only a test

Published on March 20, 2018March 19, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Asking the questions

Making a test can be harder than taking it.

Knowing what you know

Published on February 13, 2018February 11, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Your own limits

Are you really almost there, or just starting out?

Learning for yourself

Published on January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

In class and out of class

Our tutoring consultant remarks on different ways of learning.

Learning and relearning

Published on November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Holes in one’s memory

Not everything we learn sticks. This can be discouraging.

Just like it sounds

Published on October 31, 2017October 27, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Reforming English spelling?

Learning how to spell in English is difficult. Reforming the system would be harder.

Reading the script

Published on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Languages and sounds

Writing is a wonderful invention, but it has its limits.

Sometimes the answer is no

Published on October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

When finding nothing is something

In science, coming up with the answer is often the easy part.

School subjects

Published on September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The purpose of classes

School is a different environment from the rest of life. This is not always a good thing.

Five Colors Science & Technology

Beyond the usual spectrum