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  • Americans and Social Media ,a Study.

    The urge to be gregarious seems to be reflected in this study.

    Communication problems with the members of the family and clash of values,gross materialism and the view that whatever is,is here to stay makes one forget the values of human bonding.

    Also too much of  analyzing Life and emotions deprive the charm of Living.

    Life is to be lived,not analyzed, reasons for everything will not be available and one should take Life as it comes and be happy with those near and enjoy company ,make others happy.

    Nothing can substitute the pleasures of personal interaction.

    The more faceless interaction, more lonely one becomes.

    Two-thirds of online adults (66%) use social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace or LinkedIn.1 These internet users say that connections with family members and friends (both new and old) are a primary consideration in their adoption of social media tools. Roughly two thirds of social media users say that staying in touch with current friends and family members is a major reason they use these sites, while half say that connecting with old friends they’ve lost touch with is a major reason behind their use of these technologies.

    Other factors play a much smaller role—14% of users say that connecting around a shared hobby or interest is a major reason they use social media, and 9% say that making new friends is equally important. Reading comments by public figures and finding potential romantic partners are cited as major factors by just 5% and 3% of social media users, respectively.

    chart showing the motivational reasons for being on the social network sites.
    Motivation for using social sites.

     

    Those who say that keeping up with family members is a major consideration in their use of social networking sites are a demographically diverse group.  Two-thirds of all social media users cite family connections as a major reason for their use of these tools, and there are no major differences on this question in terms of age, income, education, race/ethnicity, parental status or place of residence. The primary difference on this topic pertains to gender, as female social media users are more likely than male users to cite family connections as a major reason for using these sites (72% vs. 55%).

    http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Why-Americans-Use-Social-Media/Main-report.aspx

  • ART of learning-Study and Comments.

    Too much intervention by people other than students and Teachers have made learning a complicated one.
    Fundamentals are.
    Read where produces the best result.You do not need others to tell you,including psychologists, where to read.Children know it best.Ask them to study well.Do not impose your ideas, for all you know your ideas may be wrong or the idea may not suit the child.Also do not set ‘long term goals’ and short-term goals.it only frustrates the child.
    Do not compare the child with siblings and other children
    There are some who can read well amid disturbance and noise;some in solitude.
    But it is a fact Classical music improves concentration.In some cases loud rap music also does the job.
    Some learn by part learning,some by whole learning,some by key words,some by mnemonics.The learner knows which is good for him.If not we can suggest the alternates and ask him/her to check all of these and choose what suits him/her.
    Teaching with visuals ,anecdotes,actions all these improve learning process.
    Also reading in the early hours of the day between 430am to 6am is the most effective in terms of retentive memory
    Food that you take also has an important role to play
    That food which is stale,reheated, too spicy,oily does not help learning.Moderate tastes with less oil and fresh cooked home food is the best( you may check my  blog filed under Health)
    Teachers are to be a breed apart , for teaching is an art born out of passion, dedication and love of the children.Unless teachers have these attributes they are unfit to be teachers.Most important is the atmosphere at home-it must be calm and composed with out adults bickering like children in front of children.

    Story:

    As students around the country go back to school and hit the books, scientists are offering new insights into the best ways to study and learn, reports Benedict Carey in the Science Times Mind column. He writes:

    In recent years, cognitive scientists have shown that a few simple techniques can reliably improve what matters most: how much a student learns from studying. The findings can help anyone, from a fourth grader doing long division to a retiree taking on a new language. But they directly contradict much of the common wisdom about good study habits, and they have not caught on.

    For instance, instead of sticking to one study location, simply alternating the room where a person studies improves retention. So does studying distinct but related skills or concepts in one sitting, rather than focusing intensely on a single thing.

    “We have known these principles for some time, and it’s intriguing that schools don’t pick them up, or that people don’t learn them by trial and error,” said Robert A. Bjork, a psychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles. “Instead, we walk around with all sorts of unexamined beliefs about what works that are mistaken.”

    http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/06/for-young-and-old-the-best-ways-to-study/?apage=3#comments

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