Psychology has made tremendous progress since its humble beginnings in the late 19th century. Some schools such as behaviorism and psychoanalysis have undergone a lot of changes but are still popular and have a large number of followers. Contemporary or present day psychology is a combination of the best ideas […]
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Special Education – Placement, Is Inclusion Best?
The IEP is written and now there should be some discussion about placement. What options are there and what is best for your child? Those are the questions for the team. Like the IEP, the placement decision is very important to the success of your child. IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities […]
Psychology of Lying – 3 Bizarre Reasons Why People Lie
In order for an individual to detect that a person is telling a lie, the person needs to understand the psychology of lying to know the reason behind the act. In fact, having knowledge on the psychology of lying can help you become more observant to the different signs of […]
Sex, Science and Survival
The idea that reality evolves through an infinite dance of fundamental atomic geometrical shapes with an ethical purpose, became the basis of science in 3rd Century BC Greece. Plato’s Academy called it the Science for ethical ends. The Epicurean University called it the Science of universal love. The movement of […]
Science Is Important In a Preschool
The “s” for “science” is left out in the pursuit of the “3 R’s” (e.g., “reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic”) as the foundation for an early childhood education curriculum. However, science is invaluable in education, especially in the daycare and preschool years. Science is more than just learning chemical equations and […]
Data Science And The Advantages It Offers
Data Science has turned out to be a progressive technological field that everybody seems to talk about these days. In fact, it is considered the ‘most appealing job of the 21st century’. Let’s find out more about it. Data Science is a buzzword and not a lot of people understand […]
Color Psychology – The Perceptions and the Realities
In 1666, Sir Isaac Newton discovered that when a beam of White light passes through a Prism, it scatters into a Spectrum of seven colors, which cannot be further sub-divided. This Spectrum gave us colors, which are a riot among artists. Every color has its own effect and universal meaning […]
The Top 10 Reasons To Become A School Psychologist
It doesn’t seem like that long ago I graduated from my School Psychology graduate program but it has actually been going on 16 years now. Time flies and much has changed in the field of School Psychology. However, it seems like my reasons for becoming a School Psychologist have relatively […]
Can Special Education Help or Harm Our Emotional Disturbed Students?
As a Special Educational teacher I have seen first hand how many parents are devastated to know that they child is a candidate for this program. Special education basically makes education tailored made for the special child. I had the pleasure of working with students who were labeled as being […]
A Guide for the Beginners in Data Science
What is Data Science? One simple and straightforward definition of data science would be the collection of insights from raw figures. This field has contributed immensely to research, business, and many aspects of everyday life. The numerous fields that the science deals with are engineering, scientific method, math and statistics, […]