by Alex Terego | Feb 25, 2022 | Terego Ideation Bulletins
Infoliteracy means encouraging children to be skeptical and active not gullible and passive. How? Remember that thinking is questioning, and questioning is thinking; inquiry begins the search for clarity; only interrogation can ensure that knowledge will be acquired;... 
by Alex Terego | Feb 25, 2022 | Terego Ideation Bulletins
In 2018, Gallup reported, “Almost half of students who responded to the survey are engaged with school (47%), with approximately one-fourth ‘not engaged’ (29%) and the remainder ‘actively disengaged’ (24%).” Gallup also finds that 57 percent of teachers say that they... 
by Alex Terego | Feb 25, 2022 | Terego Ideation Bulletins
Our children are intellectuals waiting to happen. How can you help them move from potential to actuality? Show them, persuade them, or nag them, even bribery helps, until they understand that all they have to do is simply engage with a topic using their intellect. And... 
by Alex Terego | Feb 25, 2022 | Terego Ideation Bulletins
The benefits of questioning are there for all to see. We evolved into modern human beings, or Homo sapiens, ≈ 200,000 years ago because around about then our ancestors began to deploy new and improved cognitive skills; asking and answering more and better questions.... 
by Alex Terego | Feb 10, 2022 | Terego Ideation Bulletins
Eric Hanushek a senior fellow of education policy at Stanford University and the Hoover Foundation reports that his research reveals, “If all fifty states had improved their educational outcomes to match eighth place Minnesota, the American economy would be four...
