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April 4, 2023

The view from the next tee

In golf, what happened on the previous hole doesn’t matter on the next tee. Whether it was a birdie (1...

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March 28, 2023

Do you have a crammer in your house? 

Cramming for a test the night before is an ineffective way to study. Deep down, students know this, and yet...

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March 27, 2023

Why Spaced Study is Far More Effective than Cramming

By Janzen Harding, Instructor It’s okay, I don’t have to study until Thursday, the test is Friday. I’ll just cram...

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March 21, 2023

The Perfect Trap

A perfectionist considers anything less than perfect to be a failure. Make a mistake? Never! The drive to be perfect...

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March 14, 2023

2,738 unread emails!

If your child’s email functions as a black hole, it’s important to teach them how to create and maintain order...

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March 7, 2023

21, 66, 254

In 1960 Dr. Maxwell Maltz wrote in his book Psycho-Cybernetics that “…it requires a minimum of about 21 days for...

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February 28, 2023

Don’t forget the last step!

In an effort to finish their homework as quickly as possible, many students skip the last and important step of...

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February 21, 2023

Declutter your mind

Don’t try and hold in your mind what paper or a device can hold for you. In today’s fast-paced world,...

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February 14, 2023

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DR. SEUSS, AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION

By now you’ve likely heard of the many tech companies competing to make artificial intelligence (AI) available to the general...

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February 14, 2023

Artificial Intelligence and implications for education, executive function skills

By now you’ve likely heard of the many tech companies competing to make artificial intelligence (AI) available to the general...

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February 7, 2023

Flag football and flexibility

Flexibility is an executive function skill that we’re asked to practice in countless ways in our daily lives. For example,...

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February 3, 2023

Executive Function Book Club: Books to Support Parents’ and Students’ Understanding of Executive Function Strategies

By Jess Holman, Instructor At Engaging Minds, we honor that there are no one-size fits all executive function solutions for...

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