Pearblossom Education

"Making errors is crucial for effective work." -Robert Bjork, Professor of Psychology at University of California, Los Angeles Bjork goes on to mention that when it comes to novice college students, that there is not enough worry of whether they are equipped for a good 4-5 years of intensive learning. Learning skills are imperative in challenging programs, and many students are just not prepared to handle it. It can take years of realization and skill honing to figure out what kind of student one is...  Changing our behaviors to fit into our learning lifestyle can be a factor of if we succeed or not. As learners, we find what works for us, and what doesn't. For example, some students prefer taking paper notes versus digital, while some prefer online reading platforms over paper books. All of us are individuals and our abilities are unique to us. Figuring out our own strengths and weaknesses can be a key to finding what may be blocking us from achieving our goals. Bj...

Going to college is not everybody's cup of tea... Did you know, that unschooling is a trend ? The idea goes on the basis of that which intrigues the learner will ultimately have the best effect overall. So, the learner ends up learning about something that they are genuinely interested in, perhaps making mastery easier to achieve? Sales, administration, and hospitality endeavors sprinkle my professional career experience. My educational background has taken me through various paths, attending institutions in California, Florida, and Colorado. I started my college career in 2002 as a geology major. As my interest in areas broadened, psychology and economics courses were on the menu before switching majors again. In 2015, I was about a semester away from earning my BS in Human Development & Gerontology when life circumstances pulled me into the sociology program at CU Denver. After nearly a decade of attending six different colleges, I earned my BA, Sociology in 2017. My adv...