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6 Steps to Giving Constructive Criticism
Exploring the methodology of using IDEALS to be successful when giving constructive feedback to your employees. Constructive criticism is difficult. You have to find a balance between giving feedback that is too soft and makes no impact at all and feedback that is so...
5 Basic Ideas Of Social Justice
Social justice is a concept that is simultaneously concrete and amorphous. Pinning it down accurately is quite the challenge because it is as much an ideal as it is a number of tangible actions. Here are 5 basic ideas of social justice to shed light on the motivations...
Ethical Methods for Lighting Your Home
Did you know that a single 10-watt LED bulb used in place of a 43-watt halogen incandescent bulb will save you roughly 800 kWh of electricity over its lifetime? That might not sound so impressive, but imagine if your entire house was lit with LED or CFL...
Using Heat Pumps to Reduce the Carbon Footprint in Your Home
The UK government is championing the heat pump, recently announcing that their aim is to have 1.2 million heat pumps up and running by the end of 2020 to help it to meet the international green target. But what are the advantages of this new leader in heating...
The Dangerous Materials Inside Your Computer
The earth is taking a beating at the cost of our global wasteful practices. Why do we keep getting rid of the old for the new electronic gadgets? Wouldn't it be far better to practice repairing and upgrading instead of replacing and wasting? As an effort to keep the...
Refining Our Culinary Habits To Save The Melting Glaciers
What’s the connection between thawing mummies, recently uncovered ancient landscapes, and your next home-cooked meal? The answer: glaciers melting all around the world. In a recent study in the journal Nature Communications conducted on Baffin Island in the Canadian...
The Many, Many Benefits of Using Cloth Diapers
Use cloth diapers to save money and the environment. Your baby will thank you one day. As a new mom, you may be looking to discover new ways of making your baby’s life even more perfect -- and maybe save a few bucks along the way. But what if this new way is actually...
Online Education Admissions is Making the World Smarter
The internet has given us many gifts, but one of the greatest benefits has been the focus on global online education. It is possible for anyone with an internet connection, no matter where they live, to learn anything from geometry to physics to conversational...
Helping Students Become Lifelong Learners AND Focus On Careers
It's the ultimate debate among educators: are we training students to be lifelong learners, or are we preparing them for their future careers? Why can't it be both? I work with high school students in Philadelphia, and, like many teachers, take on more than one role...
LED light bulbs are gradually becoming mainstream with green innovation producers and consumers, as they use less power, last longer and radiate more light on a pound - for - pound premise than usual glowing bulbs. Due to the prevalence of energy-saving LED lights,...