In 1936, a Swiss psychologist, Jean Piaget, began developing his theory of cognitive development for children. He believed “only education is capable of saving our societies from possible collapse.” Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development provided the foundation of how children ...
Christmas is just about over for another year and it’s expected that most of us are already donning ourselves in anticipation for a Happy New Year. But not all. There of those of us over 60 who are confused by the rapidly advancing tech oriented future, look fondly back to the past, to a ...
While the war in Europe raged across the front pages of the local newspapers, and communities and businesses struggled to support each other, the residents of the Copper Country were adamant in their determination ensure the Christmas of 1914 would be better than that of the previous year, ...
“They’re looking back, too many people looking back.” – Bob Seger It’s the time of the year that I tend to find myself thinking back, in all kinds of ways, to find out where I’ve been and where I hope to go. As part of that annual holidays, end-of-year exercise, I like to journey ...
The well-known and nostalgic lyric “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” conjures memories of good times with family and friends. For some, preparing for the holiday means shopping for those perfect gifts. For others, it’s finding and decorating that perfect tree or untangling ...
Historians focusing on World War I state that the United States wanted to remain isolated and neutral. Part of that position is that the general consensus in the U.S. was that the war in Europe was Europe’s concern and had nothing to do with the United States. Maybe. But for millions of ...