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What Is Learned Helplessness?

TeachThought

by TeachThought Staff What is learned helplessness? Definition Learned helplessness is a psychological condition in which a person, after repeated failures or negative experiences, believes they have no control over situations’ outcomes and stops trying to improve or change them. Below is an example of Learned Helplessness in the classroom. Instructor: The biggest fear for an adolescent, written throughout this text, is not fitting in.

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Tracing Ancient Footsteps: Early Human Activity in Laos Revealed Through Cave Sediments

Anthropology.net

Microscopic analysis of sediments from Tam Pà Ling cave in northeastern Laos has revealed new insights into early Homo sapiens in mainland Southeast Asia. The site, studied for over 14 years by an international team from Flinders University and other institutions, contains some of the oldest human fossils in the region. Recent findings 1 provide a detailed reconstruction of the cave's ground conditions between 52,000 and 10,000 years ago, offering fresh perspectives on human occupation and

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A Visual Exploration Of Why Play Is Necessary For Learning

TeachThought

We make lasting connections through play, but the role of play in learning is an idea that continues to meet resistance. Part of the reason could be tone. We like our learning serious, intentional, and academic. This is reflected through a parallel insistence on an outcomes-based learning system where learning objectives are determined and assessments are written before hand, and subsequent instruction is revised based only on data taken from said assessments.

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Broads Society Lecture - 24th October 2024

Living Geography

One for Norfolk and similar folks really due to the location. The Broads Society has a lecture which soulds like it will be useful. 24 th October 2024 ‘Innovative Management of the Broads Landscape’ 7.30 at Blake Studio, Norwich School. If interested, please book through Broads Society website. This will be an important event looking at mitigation measures for the Broads in the face of the potentially dramatic changes ahead.

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The History of the Civil War in Kentucky: Chapter 3 – William Tecumseh Sherman in Kentucky

Life and Landscapes

“The Civil War in Kentucky” is a 10-part series recently published in my Journey Log entitled “Surrounding Fort Knox, including Southern Indiana.” It deals primarily with the Central Kentucky Theater. I present it here as a series of individual blogs for my readers. Links to the previously published chapters will be provided at the end of each blog.

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Endurance - as never seen before

Living Geography

Ahead of the launch of the film on the rediscovery of Shackleton's ship 'Endurance' some images of the 3D scan that was done of the vessel by the team that found it on the sea bed have been revealed. This BBC article shows some of the detailed images that were captured of the ship - 25 000 of them. Nico Vincent from Deep Ocean Search, who developed the technology for the scans, along with Voyis Imaging and McGill University, said the digital replica offers a new way to study the ship.