Monthly Archives: September 2010

A Grand Unification Theory of Education (GUTE) Part One

Hi everyone, This will be the first of a series on GUTE. Over my years of studying the principles of education I have seen many theories of education. Luminaries such as Dewey, Piaget, Bandura, Vygotsky, Bloom, and Maslow have written … Continue reading

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The Byline of Life

“Woman killed at rail crossing in Illinois. Rail and vehicular traffic delayed. Apparent suicide.” This is a paraphrase of a recent story in the Chicago Tribune. Buy Norvasc to help you with your condition about successes they have had with … Continue reading

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Tactics of Moral Disengagement

I recently became aware of “tactics of moral disengagement” (Detert at al., 2008; Bandura et al., 1996). In a nutshell there are mechanisms whereby moral decision-making is short-circuited, allowing (excusing?) the individual from proper behavior. There are eight such tactics: … Continue reading

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Teaching ethics online

Ethics is the set of rules or standards set upon us by society, law or social group. Ethics can be taught to a class. After all, a set of rules can be codified and published, and then taught. But does … Continue reading

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Effective Age in Education

Welcome to the first post of SamTheTutor’s blog. Our first topic is about effective age and its impact on educational theory. Just as effective age is a useful concept in  appraisal, it is also useful in learning theory. Many have … Continue reading

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