Papers

by Eric Winsor. Link for "Success on the AP Test: Veteran's Guide".

by Derek Reid-Crawford. Link

by David Fornari. Link to "Learning La Puttanesca"

The boy who kept putting off…

If You Want to Know the Forest

by Eleni Demetriou. Link to "the boy who kept putting off..."

If you want to know the forest, you first must see the trees It's easier to learn through metaphor and analogies Focus on each detail, concentrate intently, please! The stronger your thought patterns, you more clearly see the trees

Focus, though, is not enough to achieve mastery You must relax your mind to see the forest for the tree Diffuse mode thinking happens as you drift off to sleep Relax and let your mind go free to make that mental leap

My mind's a fickle friend, at times - working memory's to blame It holds four thoughts, like shiny dimes, lost should you call my name It can't be helped, not easily, but there's something one can do: Build chunks of information from the where and what and who

One holds not thoughts but chunks this way, in working memory But that's just the beginning of how chunks help you and me Build chunks and chunks and chunk the chunks (this leads to expertise) Chunks transfer in diffuse mode, to boost creativity

"But how do I build a chunk"? you ask. Learn major concepts first Fill in details, repeat and test to sate your knowledge thirst Transfer refers to how the mind takes chunks unrelated to create new ideas from old ones (this can't be overstated)

It's all about connections and using what you know Ideas lead in new directions, you reap what you sow Sorry if you find my rhyme absurd or unsophisticated I had planned to be more serious, but the prof said "be creative"

Dedicated to the memory of Ming Ming Wong, Parasitologist with a gift for song

by Elizabeth Oseid. She wrote to me: "I wrote a poem of sorts, thinking about my Parasitology professor who wrote songs for us to sing in class that covered different Orders of parasites. It was unusual, but it really worked."

by Maximiliano García de Veas Gimena. Link to "Piano practice tips for a better learning"