Have you ever been asked what you want to be when you grow up? Well of course you have. When I was a little girl, I answered, “I want to be a ballerina or a mom.” This, of course, was before smartphones were invented. Young women today have so many more options. Life Number One. … Read more
When you ask the right questions, you give your mind an opening to dream the desires of your heart. Be curious.
Becoming – It’s Part of Your Journey of Being an Online High School Student
Asking questions. It’s my new obsession. Every day I crave its rhetorical fix. When I ask a question, answers start to seep through my head, causing a steady dopamine drip. Some people say dopamine (the reward hormone) is literally like a drug, so I guess I’m like a question addict. When we pose a question, … Read more
You flip it around, and you give something to someone else There’s this phenomenon you might have heard of where when you want something, instead of asking for it, you flip it around, and you give something to someone else, and by some strange miracle you end up being the beneficiary. People call it God’s … Read more
Mind mapping, for those who are curious, is a great method for solving problems like “What do I want to study in college or how is this online Math class relevant to what I want to do.” “Ideation” is what they call it, which means generating ideas creatively.
Brawny Brains Go A Long Way At Our Free Online High School. I just learned that when people get smarter, their brains actually grow. Like a muscle. I also learned the more you know, the more you can know. Nerve cells in the brain seem to be very social; they like to mingle. And, if … Read more