Until quite recently, understanding the mind--and the thinking and learning that the mind makes possible--has remained an elusive quest, in part because of a lack of powerful research tools.  Today, the world is in the midst of an extraordinary outpouring of scientific work on the mind and brain, on the processes of thinking and learning, on the neural processes that occur during thought and learning, and on the development of competence.(Bold font added)

Digital art done by me with a Bamboo Fun tablet in Corel Painter Essentials 4.

• Bird Brains
• Plural Selves
• Overmedicated

Links to Additional Websites about Inquiry Based Education and Co-Constructive Dialogue

 Here are some interesting links that we found on the Internet about Inquiry Based Education and Co-Constructive Dialogue:

Teaching Teachers

Reaction to “Building a Better Teacher”

Improving education in the United States is no small task; articulating its importance and convincing the masses that the classroom is owed a much-needed makeover are chores no less great.  We owe it to our children to better the environment in which they grow and learn, squeezing themselves into tiny plastic chairs until they graduate to “big kid” desks and the wealth of knowledge that arrives magically with them.  Whether or not American education can squeeze out of its predicament (sinking test scores, a lack of dedicated teachers, students that are anything but inspired or encouraged) while maintaining a positive attitude about the future is up for debate—must we acknowledge the current status of education as a “problem,” or just something that can simply be improved?&#160