“If They Know They Can—They Will” By Rebecca Fegan, Master Teacher This isn’t about ability.It’s about permission. Let’s talk about what happens when someone believes they’re allowed to act. Not trained. Not skilled. Just… permitted. Step into any crowd setting. Remember Don Rickles? Rodney Dangerfield? Legendary comics who owned their stages. When you attend aContinue reading “The Universal Law of Behavior”
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What’s the matter with being ahead of your time?
I have the best solution for the Educational system of all time, but it takes people of the future to implement it! By Rebecca Fegan, Master Teacher I believe I have the most effective solution to our education crisis—But, ironically, I don’t think we’re ready for it.Not yet.It will take the future to see clearlyContinue reading “What’s the matter with being ahead of your time?”
Access the most powerful part of your mind!
Have you ever solved the world’s problems in your dreams? Do you dream of great speech or reel ideas then forget them the next day? Do you ever perform your best at night when you’re sleeping and can’t get through the first 13 seconds the next day? Here’s the concept you need to know:Continue reading “Access the most powerful part of your mind!”
Why don’t we understand science?
Don’t trust those scientists! They make monsters and the monsters take over the world! Don’t believe those scientists! They tell us what is the truth and then change it! Don’t expect scientists to solve our problems! They don’t know anything–everything is just theory! Math and Engineering make sense to us. If you do this thingContinue reading “Why don’t we understand science?”
Look at your hands
REALLY look at them. Aren’t they marvelous? Our hands and feet are something that distinguishes us from other animals. We all have about the same structure: 5 fingers on each hand, and 5 toes on each foot. Birds and Fish have some of the same bones in their wings and flippers. It may not lookContinue reading “Look at your hands”
Habitual behavior vs Learned behavior
Let’s look at typical traits of habits: Now let’s look at typical traits of learned behavior: Uh Oh. They are very much alike! Addiction looks very much like a habit on steroids (which, as I understand it, can be addictive! And round and round we go…) Here’s a big difference: Habits will persist even ifContinue reading “Habitual behavior vs Learned behavior”
Old Dogs
It is a proven fact that young people’s brains are more elastic and pliable and able to learn things much faster than old people. Old people’s brains get brittle and set. They can’t maneuver between subjects and activities as fast as young people. This is why it’s OK to be a prodigy but once youContinue reading “Old Dogs”
Indoctrination
What if every new thing becomes the piece of that puzzle that you were missing…the PacMan shape with the brown and the little dot of red and what looks like fingers that fits…right…there?
Don’t make that rule!
…why, oh why are creativity and resourcefulness relegated to activities other than work? And then, why are creative and resourceful activities so structured for children? We dull our imaginations and then attempt to dull or eradicate imagination from the children. What madness is this?