by Dr. Myles Cooley | Dec 19, 2021
My Name is Jessica, but I Could be Any Student My name is Jessica, but it could be Raul, Dashieka, or Jonathan. I’m ten years old and in the fifth grade. I think I’m more than shy. I won’t raise my hand in class. I’m worried the teacher will call on me so I don’t look...
by Dr. Myles Cooley | Dec 9, 2020
In a classic 1970s experiment, seminary students were told they had to give a talk on the origin of the Good Samaritan morality. Students were divided into three groups. While walking to the building to give their talk, students in each group were given different...
by Dr. Myles Cooley | Jan 3, 2014
After a couple of years writing short blogs, my time is currently focused on other endeavors. Consequently, I’ll be ending my blog entries. For those of you who’ve read the blogs, I hope you’ve enjoyed them.
by Dr. Myles Cooley | Aug 5, 2013
It doesn’t make sense. Car accidents kill about 36,000 people a year; snake bites kill 6 people a year. One theory is that our primitive brain still controls some of our behavior. When human beings first inhabited the earth, snake bites were a real threat....
by Dr. Myles Cooley | Jun 22, 2013
Did you know that 80% of anything you try to learn will be forgotten in a few days unless it’s reviewed. This is probably the most common shortcoming of students. They expect to hear or read something once and remember it for an exam. Studies done in the 1800s...
