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Speedwriting is an assurance of freedom. Can you imagine writing half the amount of reports, creating essays at once, or writing a complete blog post before lunch? However, amateurs tend to encounter stumbling blocks: bad drafts, disordered thinking, and rewrites. Initially, it does seem like speedwriting is something that can only be practiced by those …
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Creativity has always been considered a mysterious property – the thing that makes individuals unique in the art, music, and science fields. For a long time already, it has been assumed that left-handed people are more naturally creative than their right-handed peers. This concept has been inspired by countless anecdotal pieces of evidence, cultural attitudes, …
The way you hold a pen has long been a topic of interest for educators, handwriting experts, and even psychologists. The connection between pen grip and handwriting style is not just a matter of technique but also a reflection of personal habits and cognitive processes. In this article, we will explore the fundamental aspects of …
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A pencil is a strange tool. They are graded in letters H for hardness and B for blackness. The most popular pencils are just in the middle of the range. But you will find exceptional tools on the fringes. Some pens will die in no time, others will serve for 25 years. There are even …
In our courses, we ask students to make highlights and markings as they read. But we never explained the technical part of it. What is the most effective way to make the marking? Here we will share some of our favorite ways, and clearly, you may have better ideas. What markers do we need? There …
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Documents are necessary for almost anything, but even more important is being able to send them digitally, since most of the procedures these days are carried out online. For this, it is essential to have a scanner, hardware that allows you to digitize all your documents and convert them into images and texts. If you …
This is a bit strange. We go with our pens everywhere. Actually, more pens are sold than ever before. Yet we rarely use them nowadays. Kids no longer learn calligraphy. Yet each of my kids uses more pens than I ever did. What is going on? Is your pen a statement, and if so, of …
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Small, medium, or large pens? Which are better? There are pens in every size. Which should one choose? In this discussion, I favor the bigger options, but I will try to stay fair. Big or heavy? What is the optimal weight of a pen? The number is somewhere between 10 and 50 grams. Anything lighter …
The teacher-student relationship is important for the production of knowledge and for the results of the institution. Teacher and student are the two extremes of the construction of knowledge in a society. That is why it is so important that this relationship is well built and allows the student to be the protagonist of their …
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New technologies are emerging very quickly, which is great. But without the right knowledge, the digital world can be very overwhelming and also dangerous. This is where the importance of digital literacy comes into play. Digital literacy is crucial for us adults, but even more so for young children, whose future will be largely determined …
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