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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "A Guide to Restore America". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own... Read Full Story

Grades, shmades, who needs better grades?   In this week's Dallas Morning news, John Ellis price writes an interesting column. His observations are that U.S. students have become accustomed to making grades good enough to develop minimal proficiencies and graduate high school, but in many cases not good enough to pursue higher education and land important, high-paying jobs in emerging fields. Did You Know Did you know that the number of people comprising the top 25% of the IQ scale in India... Read Full Story

            The golden days of unending summer are dwindling down, and thoughts of returning to school are creeping onto the back lot of our minds. Return to school is a pleasant thought for students  despite their complaints and perhaps even more pleasant for  mom and dad . The students hope for better grades and the parents are content with the memory of summer without all the activity. Unfortunately, the fact is, education had better become a serious business. We are competing against the... Read Full Story

Start Rowing We hear about someone being in the “doldrums” and pretty much equate that with being in some kind of general funk. Referring to Wikipedia, when it is said of a person,  it usally means listless, despondent, inactive, stagnant, or in a slump. However in the days of the great sailing ships, it referred to a physical location  just north of the equator where the region’s light, shifting, and sometimes completely absent winds were notorious for trapping sailing ships for days (or... Read Full Story

Stress, Success, and Your Working Memory Today, peace of mind is a rare commodity. Information overload stresses us as never before, while technology races ahead of us. Yet some people thrive in this environment because they can extract meaning from surrounding confusion and then use it to achieve their goals. These individuals are able to remember, work, think and test better. Peak Performance and Working Memory Such individuals are peak performers because of their remarkable working memory... Read Full Story

As I have gotten older, I have noticed that my brain is doing funny things. It giveth, but it also taketh away. <a href="http://www.brainmagic.com/component/content/article/38-rokstories-frontpage/108-memory.html/">Such as my memory.</a> The experts tell me that this fun stuff began when I was about 30 years old, but that I am just noticing it now. Really? On the whole, I like my brain. It doesn't hurt and it usually figures things out for me, so I want it to keep on doing what it does best... Read Full Story

It takes more than IQ to be Smart Now there is training to target the very specific brain function that is key to your every conscious mental process. If you are studying, remembering, writing, speaking, listening, solving problems, playing an instrument, or just plain thinking, you can do it better. You are not stuck with the brainpower that you were born with. Working memory training landmark research has dispelled forever the assumption once held by psychologists that mental abilities... Read Full Story

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