Starting school is a big moment in a child’s life. It is a time filled with new routines, new people and new places. These changes can also mean it is sometimes a stressful time. But it doesn’t have ...

If your child has recently started learning a musical instrument, you might be familiar with the struggle to get them to practise. For many kids, spending time with their chosen musical instrument can ...

Founders gathered at the French start-up incubator La Station F, an example of a community of practice. When Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969, he carried a flag from the Explorers Club in ...

According to a recent survey by the Society of Human Resource Management, 97 percent of employers say that reliability is a very or extremely important qualification for an entry-level job; it’s at ...

Seeking sports excellence? Follow the example of elite performers. Expert athletic skill isn’t something you’re born with and doesn’t randomly happen. The expertise of athletes—as well as singers, ...

In this article, I examine what science tells us about effective practice and instruction. I explore whether the idiom ‘practice makes perfect’ stands up to scrutiny. This idiom has two fundamental ...