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I am an educationist who believe in the nurturing approach to teaching. I believe that there is potential in every student and the onus is on educators to enable students to see this potential in themselves.

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Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Childhood memories: 7 of 80

Most individuals associate childhood memories with their first love - memorable and wonderful. This can often be seen in school alumni dinners where one's childhood memories will be brought up for discussion way into the wee hours of the night. Childhood memories is a bond that are shared among most of us, and this is especia... More..
Relationships & Family > Communication (Other) How you can recognize a good listener: 9 of 64
All of us have the ability to identify a good listener after talking to the person for 5 minutes. It's just that sometimes, we are not aware of the fact that we know. I call this phenomenon the "unconscious awareness" effect. The "unconscious awareness" effect works in most aspects of our lives. For example, an experienced dr... More..
Relationships & Family > Communication Issues Why we say yes when we want to say no: 5 of 33

From personal experience, I feel that not all of us have the tendency to say yes when we want to say no. The more assertive ones among us will say no when they want to say no. The same can be said of the individualists. This is not selfishness, but merely the fact that these individuals understand and treasure the concept of ... More..
Education > Adult Education Tips for teaching adult learners instead of younger learners: 5 of 29

Education for adults is getting more prevalent over time since more adults are engaged now in higher learning, either out of necessity (since employees with higher academic qualifications are currently highly sought after in most professions) or out of interest. Regardless of the reason behind their academic pursuits, there a... More..
Relationships & Family > Communication Issues Is communication the key to overcoming obstacles?: 6 of 32

This is a very difficult question to answer because communication is a two-way process, not one. In life, most of us have almost total control of our responses when it comes to communication. This includes our thoughts, our perceptions of issues, our perspective on engaging in conversations with others, our selection of medi... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life The secret of success revealed: 4 of 20

This is a rather challenging question to tackle because each of us defines success in so many ways.Acquiring wealth is success for some of us. Being prominent in society is success for some of us. Being married and having children is success for some of us. Gaining knowledge is success for some of us. Rising up the corporate ... More..
Education > School Bullying & Violence How to deal with a bully at school: 3 of 15
To learn how to deal with a bully, we need to know the psyche of the bullies first.Personally, I find that most bullies have two areas in common:-Low self-esteem- A strong tendency to have control over someone, something or a situationThese two factors are intrinsically linked together. If observe the two factors, we will rea... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Imagination in school: 1 of 5

In recent years, there's been an awareness among some educators that there's a need to encourage students to be more imaginative. It can also be observed that recent literature reinforce this perception, considering the fact that there are many books guiding readers on improving creativity. I am associating imagination and cr... More..
Relationships & Family > Break-Ups & Exes How to recover from a broken heart: 37 of 177
As there are many reasons that lead to a broken heart, I will like to confine my discussion within the context of failed romantic relationships.For those of us who have ever been through one-sided romantic relationships or failed ones, we know how it feels like to be rejected by someone whom we love very much. Although we are... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: The human mind: 8 of 38

Essays: The Human MindOur human mind remains an enigma even till this day.Philosophers, neuroscientists, religious leaders and many others who are interested in the workings of the human minds have tried their best to understand how we think but it seems that there's no drastic breakthrough throughout the years. There is some... More..