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In our recent post, “The Future of Teaching” http://3diassociates.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/the-future-of-teaching/ , we highlighted the “Constructivism” symposium in Thailand where prominent experts on learning gathered to discuss “child-centred theory that encourages learning via active experience, rather than passively by rote”. We also … Continue reading
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There’s an interesting piece in the Guardian this week about the beneficial health effects – both physical and mental – of “mindfulness meditation“. 3Di has consistently advocated the need for education and awareness – in schools and elsewhere – of … Continue reading
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Today’s 3D Eye post is a development of recent thoughts on “emotional intelligence”, and a reminder of what Daniel Goleman said in his seminal book which he simply called Emotional Intelligence. A Pressing Moral Imperative These are times when the … Continue reading
Further quotations from the Dalai Lama: Concern for others’ well-being. There is much confusion, as often among religious believers as among non-believers, concerning what spiritual practice actually consists in. The unifying characteristics of the qualities I have described as ‘spiritual’, … Continue reading
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To be emotionally intelligent is to have an intelligent approach to managing our emotions. It’s the ability to use a range of skills that enable such management to be effective. It involves a determination to ensure that destructive emotions do … Continue reading
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The origin of the word “emotions” is the French word “emouvoir” – meaning to stir up, to move, to excite, which in turn is derived from the Latin emovere. The word “emotion” in itself causes an emotional response in some, … Continue reading
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We often find ourselves talking about ‘emotional literacy‘ and ‘emotional intelligence‘, and attempting to define these two concepts in order to carry on a useful dialogue about them. To this end we’re summarising in this particular post what Susie Orbach … Continue reading
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We first came across Ricky Gervais’ fictional character ‘Derek‘ in April last year, and wrote a review of the pilot episode here: http://3diassociates.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/derek/ The first complete series has now been produced, the first episode of which was broadcast last night … Continue reading
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This week we have talked about the attributes of fully evolved human beings and how some of our athletes demonstrate many of the qualities that combine towards them becoming “fully actualised” – the development and discovery of the true self. … Continue reading
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This is the final part of our three-part series on the characteristics of those individuals who, through education and through life’s experiences, have highly developed multiple intelligences beyond mere ‘IQ’ – according to psychologist Abraham Maslow. The following descriptors, along … Continue reading
