Classroom participation: a question of design
Reply to the teacher or argue with them in a balanced conversation? To change relationships, let's rearrange the space...
No breakthrough without discipline
The key to success is discipline. It's a long-term process. So it's wise to take things one step at a time, setting yourself small, achievable goals so that later you can aspire to bigger ones. Nevertheless, obstacles are there to test us. At this point, it's imperative never to get discouraged, but to persevere. With repeated effort, discipline becomes a state of mind, second nature.
The precarious balance of student parents
Becoming a parent is a life choice that comes with many obstacles. First and foremost, there are the financial, space and scheduling issues. This becomes even more complex when you're studying or returning to school. And yet, some of us do it despite the lack of resources and support from our institutions.
Homo biospheris. Rewriting the history of humanity in the history of living beings
If we think of humanity as a whole, the totality of its activities represents metabolism. When we look at the transition from the point of view of the whole, we realize that we have a creature (an economy) in overdrive, like some kind of autoimmune disease or cancer.