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Ever wondered techies around the world are somehow mesmerised by Steve Job’s presentations? Beside the obvious unraveling of latest Apple products, Steve connects with the audience using age-old method since time immemorial – eye-contact. And without any podiums that will block his panoramic view of the audience. He also appeals to the brain-changing experience people … Continue reading →

Students who appreciate the little things that a teacher/mentor does – the nod for effort, the little breaks, the small jokes to break the monotony – all these go a long way in making a lesson interesting. Without knowing it, we are walking embodiments of what we say who we are, what we stand for … Continue reading →

President Obama uses it,  Ashton Kutcher aces it and it’s an act that everyone worth his salt is getting an account to access it. What used to be long blogs and heavily-worded articles have come to this. I must say that in the scheme of things of how Homo Sapiens are destroying the planet, converting … Continue reading →

Brain-based language training is deep-rooted, deep-sated and embedded for long-term learning. While learning to write a report, students are given the task of finding the most interesting, emotionally-intensive event to write about during their experiential learning program during the March Holidays. This calls into mind what the brain remembers the most through the acrostic – … Continue reading →

What does experiential mean? Experiential comes from the root word experience which in Latin, means experientia or the act of trying. The mission statement of Languagelab reads Express Yourself Anew. In our experiential programs, students are asked to ask for directions, read maps, put their thinking hats on for orientation and write reports and diaries … Continue reading →

Everything it seems. For example, our memory is influenced by what we pay attention to. It pays to pay attention if we want to remember something. It signals to the brain that we are now readying ourself for learning and the brain primes itself through the release of neruotransmitters like aceylocholine, critical for learning, blocks off peripheral noise … Continue reading →

Grades do matter. However, with the bulk of scientific research and methodologies proponents ranging from learning techniques, memorization strategies, thinking methods and studying methodologies that promise to enhance various prowesses, how do we make the choice? Granted, a myriad of choices is not a situation unique to the education landscape, with the hyper-speed, highly-competitive world … Continue reading →

Academic Achievements Academic achievement is not always a reliable predictor of intelligence. There are many very bright children who are not able to achieve academic success. When the student is trying their best to learn yet cannot seem to make any progress the lack of academic performance is often the symptom of an underlying issue … Continue reading →

Reading is something that we take for granted. However, do you know that speech development takes place as young as 6 months and if we are not careful in nurturing our language development – through regular conversations with parents, exposure to rich sources of literary text – we will have great difficulties gaining competency in … Continue reading →