Peace? At What Cost?

So Monday is the International Day of Peace. I guess I have to put away the beating stick for one day. Seriously, teachers used to be allowed to physically beat their students for not completing their lessons. Ah,m those must have been the days. Now we follow the carrot method - if you have no idea what I am referring to, think.

Which leads me to my next request...I need you to THINK. Don't just react out of fear or consequence...train your brain to make instant considerations and partial judgments. You will be amazed by how much more quickly you'll not only be able to process, but also analyze, synthesize, and categorize information much more quickly. THINK about how much you practice for your team, band, club, etc. Eventually, your movements become not only more fluid but your reaction times decrease as movements are committed to memory.

Your brain works the same way. Do you really have to think of 1+1 to get 2? No - it's committed to your memory. I know it scares you and may come across as time-consuming - even wasteful...but if you give me an honest 3 hours a week of homework (reading...learning...studying), you will do just fine in this class. Do it for all your classes, and you will improve your brain tremendously. If you are interested in not only passing with a C - which is average, and OK - but maybe achieving more and proving it, an additional hour or two a week may be necessary.

Until tomorrow...a classic that should stick in your brain due to repetition: