SCIENCE OF LEARNING APPLIED
Based on the book by Greg Jarrett and other sources Summary by Stan and Sheila Hartzler CROOKS Entities Dossier Collection of seventeen consecutive memos written by former British spy Christopher Steele between June and September 2016. pp. 127-28 News media FAKE NEWS Outlets ABC, CNN, and NBC reported acts of collusion between Trump and Russia,…
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(not a teaser but a genuine conundrum) The delightful flower shown grew from seeds in a mixed wildflower packet. Two grew in our front yard, and two grew in the back. Neither Sheila nor I have ever seen a flowering plant with pink or red blossoms growing right at the stem. The leaves have serrated…
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A “fractaled” regular tetrahedron may be built of drinking straws or by using paper cutout patterns per Hopley (1994) and others. These directions involve paper cutout patterns. (1) The initial regular tetrahedron was made from a paper cutout pattern with each edge four inches long. (2) Four more smaller tetrahedra were made in the same…
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2016 Hartzler Family Picture Indoors at the Chapel Principal characters (our children): Oldest daughter Beth Witten, teacher and more at the American School in Puebla, Mexico. Daughters are Sheila, Cristy, and Alexis. Next oldest daughter: Amy Witten, Ph.D., middle school principal, Duchesne Academy in Houston, Texas, mom of Caroline and Luke. Oldest son Mike Witten,…
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Classroom Applications of Cognitive Psychology Dr. Stan Hartzler HartzlerSJ@aol.com www.classappcogpsych.com Perspectives Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of human learning. As a field of study, cognitive psychology began to emerge in the early 1980’s, when the first textbooks on the subject appeared. Aided by (1) precision eye-movement machines for discerning attention, (2) fMRI…
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COMMON CORE’S REJECTION OF TRADITIONAL MATHEMATICS, AND WHAT WE NEED INSTEAD Dr. Stan Hartzler HartzlerSJ@aol.com www.classappcogpsych.com Columbus, OH 4/09/2014 WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE SURFACE? I address first the Common Core mathematics assessments. At the on-line PARCC site, I found examples so complex (and often so advanced) that they constitute a waste of…
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Powerful Positive Privilege Advantage A dictionary usually defines privilege as a special immunity, right, or benefit enjoyed by a special individual or class. Examples from history pertain to royalty or citizens. Examples in our time include residence mansions for state governors. Privileges enjoyed by elected officials in the federal government include the franking privilege, and…
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Valuing and Devaluing Teachers Stan Hartzler 11/15/2014 School administrators can be leaders who value students and nurture their teachers, managing when management is needed. They may also be total managers, who think that students and teachers must be told what to do. Valuing Leader: Wants students to learn, to learn how to learn, and…
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