Only friends you haven't met

The way we behave when it comes to interaction with strangers is basically determined by our personal background. But would it be possible to neutralise all the factors conditioning our reactions when we come close to unknow people?

Listen to Kio Stark's talk about talking to strangers and its possible effects.

Share your own experiences and reflections on the topic.

Bookworm Company

Childhood is not a mental disorder

Labelling is a very efficient way of classifying items to arrange them in perfect order: goods in a store, articles in a museum showcase, species in nature ... There is an obvious practical purpose in that. However, can people be assigned to a category without running the risk of eversimplification? What is the purpose of the currently adopted habit of labelling children?

What about adults? Could labels be seen as a sort of shelter?

That hidden talent

According to the latest findings, a high CQ could be crucial in a wide range of careers, from bankers to soldiers and scientists and teachers – anyone, in fact, who regularly interacts with people from different backgrounds.

Read this BBC article and find out what CQ is and how it might be the decisive factor in a person's success.

Hopeful or hopeless?

Whose vision do you stand by, Dr Horrible's or Penny's?Why?



Listen and sing along your part.

Art for art's sake

Who was Oscar Wilde?

Oscar Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the Victorian Era. He was a proponent of the Aesthetic movement, which emphasized aesthetic values more than moral or social themes. Find out here why he was a controversial figure of his time.

Would he be still controversial nowadays? Quote one his aphorisms as an example.

Partners around Europe

We are going to meet new friends at schools in different European countries. We will work in our big eTwinning classroom together with our partners. So it's time to introduce yourself. What about doing it artistically? You can use this template for inspiration but let your imagination fly!

Irish Philosophy

The Irish are generally considered friendly easy-going and welcoming people but what I find really remarkable about them is their life philosophy. They are so wise!

Does it ring a bell?

  

Do you know the characters? What about the song?

Goals

The United States of America's goals in September 1962.

Join in the game and roll the dice

A bright group of students from Spain (1º Bachillerato at IES Vicente Aleixandre) together with France, Poland and Italy worked in collaboration last school year to produce this board game full of useful tips to make learning and enjoyable experience. Click on the coloured spots to find good advice taking into account your particular learning style.

A good laugh

Do you know him? Mr Bean, Rowan Atkinson, is a well-known Bristish comedian. In your opinion, what makes him so funny?

 Could you say what's going through his mind? How do you think he feels? Make guesses about what he did and didn't do before his exam. 

Fond of sports? You might not really know

Are you a sporty person? Maybe you feel like trying a new one. In teams or individually you might enjoy some of these weird options: sepak takraw, cheese rolling, extreme ironing, chess boxing and much more.

Which one would you take up? Which one do you rule out at first glance? You can also get inspired and make up your own 😃
Submit comments with your ideas!

These are new sports created by 1st year students. Vote for the one you think more attractive.

A Tale as Old as Time

Making plans for the weekend? If you are a movie lover, going to the cinema and see Beauty and the Beast can be an option. Maybe watching the official trailer will help you make your mind up.

Here you can read something more about the film and the cast. Share your own ideas and opinions.

Overconnected isolation

"US psychologists claim that social media increases loneliness"
That's what the headlines of this article appeared on BBC News state (March 6th). How can that be possible?
That's not a simple issue though.What comes first, isolation or overconnection? Is it an option for people not to get engaged with social media nowadays?

Here's what Jonathan Freeman, Professor of Psychology at Goldman University in London, suggests reminding yourself about social media in order to make it work for you.

The best version of yourself: A confident changemaker of the future

The twits

Who's a twit?

Roald Dahl depicts them in one of his well-known books, but you can also learn a good definition listening to this song. Enjoy!

Any twits around you?

Long long ago ...

... there was a brave woman who fought against segregation. Her name was Rosa Parks.

In 1955, she refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. She was arrested and fined for violating the law, but her lonely act of defiance began a movement that ended legal segregation in America, and made her an inspiration to freedom-loving people everywhere.

Some years later, a man had a dream. His name was Martin Luther King. Black and white people joined and sang together We Shall Overcome.

And now, more than sixty years later, what's happening in the world? Have a look at this and have your say.

Love, love love

What does love mean to you? Whose love is the most precious to you?

Buddha said: "You can search throughout the entire
universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection."

That's not always easy, is it? How do you love yourself?

Get off to a good start!

 

Have you made your New Year's resolutions yet? If you have, you might have resolved to become tidier, to start eating more healthily, to stop procrastinating or just to be nicer to people around you. Anything to feel happier and more self-confident. Whatever your good intentions are, share and comment the reason why you made your mind up. It can can be inspiring!