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Melissa Hughes
- Feb 26, 2018
- 3 min
The problem with education is the teachers
Often the rhetoric about education reform, accountability, poor scores, and global competition come from those who have never experienced...
Melissa Hughes
- Dec 13, 2017
- 3 min
Emotional intelligence: for good or evil?
Emotional Intelligence is defined as the ability to balance the emotional brain with the rational brain. However, scientists have...
Melissa Hughes
- Dec 10, 2017
- 3 min
Live on purpose
With the evolution of technology, our knowledge base has exploded. Based upon the “Knowledge Doubling Curve” created by theorist and...
Melissa Hughes
- Dec 10, 2017
- 4 min
Turn a Division of Labor into a Division of Learning
If the image drew you in, then you probably recognized Bull Durham's veteran catcher “Crash” Davis who was brought in to teach rookie...
Melissa Hughes
- Nov 15, 2017
- 6 min
4 Gritty traits that pave the path to success
Surveys show that most people would say that effort outranks talent and perseverance is more valuable than intelligence. How gritty are...
Melissa Hughes
- Nov 6, 2017
- 5 min
The Path to Success is Paved with Grit
We must encounter frustration and failure to enjoy success. Wait... what? It seems counterintuitive - both in the education world as...