Story For Everyone

Every teacher’s classroom practice is unique, so here are 7 effective teaching strategies you can use for inspiration to give your students a fulfilling learning experience. 1. Visualization Visualization is, very simply put, the ability to create mental images based on the words we hear or the text that we read.  This strategy, if used well, can drastically help students focus on the concept or subject matter at hand. It brings concepts to life and encourages students to make connections to the real world.  Some of the methods of implementing this strategy in the classroom include: Use of audio-visual aids like photos, videos, audio clips, songs, etc Diagrams, charts, and mind maps Modeling as you teach for the visual learners who might need to see a visual representation to understand as opposed to hearing the concept being explained. 2. Cooperative Learning Virtual learning has led educators to understand the importance of a key part of the learning process – cooperation. C...

Have you ever had a day at work when your mind was somewhere else and you couldn’t focus? It might have had something to do with stress, or maybe even stress at work itself. According to The American Institute of Stress, 80% of U.S. workers suffer from workplace stress — and it costs U.S. businesses $51 billion a year in lost workdays (plus $26 billion in treatment costs). Stress is a normal part of work and life, but too much of it can have dire effects on team morale and productivity. As a business leader, how can you de-stress your employees’ lives so they perform at their very best? We have a few ideas. 1. Encourage Open Communication The statistics are true: most employees’ workplace stress comes from their bosses. In fact, research has linked employees having a negative relationship with their boss to behaviors such as sleep problems, anxiety, high blood pressure, and even heart attack risk. The good news is, it doesn’t have to be that way. Management classes that tackle leadersh...

 “We can feel there is a strong climate pressure more than ever. So, we can see everywhere electric cars. The hot-topic this year also is about digital. We can see some companies coming from consumer electronics, such as LG. We have Samsung. We can feel that it’s all about connectivity, 5G, the Cloud. So, we’ll be connected to the home, connected to the office.” Japanese company Sekisui makes materials for different industries worldwide, including mobility. It’s been in Europe for 60 years and has been supplying the European automotive market since the 1980s. The firm says 75 percent of today’s cars in Europe are equipped with its technologies. Components for glass are a big focus. This concept car, showing off the windows of tomorrow. Masashi Yanai is the Product Planning Director, at Sekisui Europe.  “By touch switching, the glass can turn to transparent and also back to the privacy glass. Also, for the front door, we also integrated for in the car, because there are no door...

The billionaire is hardly ever out of the headlines just now, especially given the goings-on at his latest acquisition X (formerly Twitter). But the main reason he came to our attention in the first place was by putting electric vehicles (EVs) back on the map with his company Tesla. Sales of EVs in Europe reached an all-time high in 2022 with 3.1 million units sold, an increase of 58 per cent compared to the previous year.  What’s under the hood? There are, of course, differences between a traditional fossil fuel-powered vehicle and an EV, and most of them are under the hood. The first major difference is the car's motor. In a petrol vehicle, there is an internal combustion engine (ICE) that works on the principle when a mixture of fuel and air is compressed and ignited, an explosion is created. In a very simplistic way, the energy from this explosion is then used to power the engine and move the vehicle forward. In an electric car, on the other hand, the motor is electric and work...

1. ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT. This is probably the most important thing that you can do to help reach a successful conclusion in the mediation of your dispute. The American justice system is based on the notion that money will either heal your injuries, compensate you for your pain, or gain you the profit you expected from the deal you made. If you are angry because of the harm you perceive that the other side has inflicted on you, whether before or during the litigation, and you have a mind set to obtain the greatest advantage possible over your opponent, you will be sorely disappointed. You need to attend the mediation with an open mind, and be willing to discuss the issues with the selected neutral, remaining positive that this process will save you time and money and may result in an acceptable solution. A mediation where one of the parties insists on gaining a pound of flesh from the opposition will assuredly fail. Thus, the first thing you need to do is approach mediation with an attit...

There’s no limit to how much you can grow, learn, and become a better person. There's no time when you must stop. Any decade of your life provides an opportunity for self-improvement and growth. 1. Give yourself time to grieve You might not have expected to be here. That means you’re probably experiencing some unexpected loss. This could be the loss of a loved one, a relationship, or plans for the future. Any type of grief is normal, so give yourself the time to feel it. 2. Start journaling Stop thoughts from swirling in your head by putting them on a page, whether you use a computer or your favorite leather-bound notebook. Through writing, you can gain self-knowledge and a valuable means to process your thoughts.  3. Try meditating It’s easy to fall into an endless loop of negative thoughts. Deep breaths and meditation can give you a much-needed moment of reprieve. 4. Do something. Anything! Inertia sets in when you’re feeling down. But even the smallest activities can boost your ...

Everyone from your granny, who has never even visited a university to your second cousin, Cara, who got a First, tells you that university will be the best time of your life. But, if, once the relief of getting into university has worn off, you start to worry that you won’t enjoy it, don’t be afraid that you are the only one who has ever felt this way. Part of the excitement of university life is the departure into the unknown. It is bound to be disconcerting at first but remember that everyone will be new.  If you get into your first choice university, you will have some degree of familiarity with the campus or the town in advance. If you think you might have to enter through Clearing, do your research in advance of Results Day and hold your nerve to find a course at a university where you would genuinely want to study. University can be a very intimidating place; you might find that you are not beaming with happiness like every face on the university prospectus.  Everyone ex...