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“In 2007, the U.S. Department of Education published a report by six scientists and an accomplished teacher who were asked to identify learning strategies that truly have scientific backing. Spacing, testing, and using making-connections questions were on the extremely short list. All three impair performance in the short term.”

Book:Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

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“I have seen the fruits of adult education. It can be done. And anyone who has worked in adult education knows that he must appeal for self-help. There are no monitors to keep adults at the task. There are no examinations and grades, none of the machinery of external discipline. The person who learns something out of school is self-disciplined. He works for merit in his own eyes, not credit from the registrar. (1940 ed. page 104)”

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Book:How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

Source: How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

“L'italiano sembra già dentro di me e, al tempo stesso, del tutto esterno. Non sembra una lingua straniera, benché io sappia che lo è. Sembra, per quanto possa apparire strano, familiare. Riconosco qualche cosa, nonostante non capisca quasi nulla. Cosa riconosco? È bella, certo, ma non c'entra la bellezza. Sembra una lingua con cui devo avere una relazione. Sembra una persona che incontro un giorno per caso, con cui sento subito un legame, un affetto. Come se la conoscessi da anni, anche se c'è ancora tutto da scoprire. So che sarei insoddisfatta, incompleta, se non la imparassi.”

Learning Italiano Jhumpa Lahiri Italian Language Lingue Straniere

Book:In Other Words

Source: In Other Words

“That's why I don't like making fun of people for admitting they don't know something or never learned how to do something. Because if you do that, all it does is teach them not to tell you when they're learning something...and you miss out on the fun.”

Life Inspiration Motivation Learning Lesson

Book:How To Absurd Scientific Advice For Common Real-world Problems By Randall Munroe & How Technology Works The facts visually explained By DK 2 Books Collection Set

Source: How To Absurd Scientific Advice For Common Real-world Problems By Randall Munroe & How Technology Works The facts visually explained By DK 2 Books Collection Set

“I think that we should be less focused on the crisis and more focused on what we can learn from the crisis. For the biggest crisis of all is the crisis of repeating the crisis.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Learning in an interactive setting as opposed to a passive one is conducive to the mix of soft and academic skills we're looking to develop in our kids.”

Learning Interactive Montessori Soft Skills

Book:Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World

Source: Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World

“I believe that SCALM method is more than another learning method. It is a generator of new possibilities and opportunities that can open up new directions in your studies or your career.”

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Book:Introducing: The Super Clever Advanced Learning Method (SCALM): A Universal Method to Learn Any Subject and to Memorize Entire Books!

Source: Introducing: The Super Clever Advanced Learning Method (SCALM): A Universal Method to Learn Any Subject and to Memorize Entire Books!

“It is next to impossible to learn a complex skill by observation alone. One does not learn to play the violin by watching Heifitz or the piano by observing Rubenstein.”