Posts Tagged ‘ brain ’

Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. Goldman, D.

Feb 4th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Annotations

Goldman, D. (1995).  Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ.  New York, NY: Bantam.
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Another outstanding book explaining the power of emotions in the human experience.  The idea here is that a person’s ability to recognize, harness, and/or control their emotions play even a larger role in determining happiness and/or success than intelligence [...]



You have three brains.

Feb 3rd, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Annotations

The Biggest Ideas. Com: Changing How We See, Changing How We Act (2003).  You have three brains.  Retrieved July 11, 2008, from
http://www.thebiggestideas.com/cgi-bin/viewps.cgi?you_have_three_brainsps.txt
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A great metaphorical explanation of the anatomy of the brain from an evolutionary perspective and how the brain’s evolution allowed for more complex and higher order thinking skills.



Teaching the male brain: How boys think, feel, and learn in school. James, A.

Feb 3rd, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Annotations

James, A. (2007).  Teaching the male brain: How boys think, feel, and learn in school.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
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By far the best book I’ve found explaining both brain-based and social sex differences and their implications for the classroom.  The title would lead one to believe that this is a book only about boys.  [...]