Intelligence? Definitely Problem-solving

In keeping with Kent's theme of intelligence, I found a great video podcast a while back about a street magician whose primary focus is critical thinking and skepticism. Brian Brushwood's podcast is called, Scam School and is part of Revision 3's hosting services.

The episode entitled, House of Nails, is about being able to balance about 10 nails on top of one vertically mounted nail of the same type. I've been aware of this "trick" for almost 15 years thanks to Charlie Blair-Broeker back at an institute at Nebraska Wesleyan.

You can show the videos in class or learn them yourself (he shows the viewer how every trick is done) and amaze and astound your students. Because he does his work on the street or in a bar, you may want to learn the tricks yourself depending upon your district and judgment. Do at least check them out and enjoy trying to figure out--they are great puzzlers for those of us who need to do brain exercises. :-)

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An Opportunity to Talk with a Textbook Author

Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group is offering a unique opportunity for high school teachers to hear from authors of two of their popular textbooks through a teleconference phone call.

David Myers, author of many introductory psychology texts, will be available on May 7th and Charlie Blair-Broeker along with Randy Ernst, authors of Thinking About Psychology, will be teleconferencing on May 19th. As time permits, both calls will include questions from the audience.

To be part of one or both of these exciting events, you need to register by sending an email to nsheppard@bfwpub.com or contacting your BFW sales representative. Remember space is limited, so please sign up ASAP.

For the specific times or more information on the teleconference calls, simply click on the icon in the right corner of this posting or contact the email address listed above.

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