Dr. Cantrell has succeeded in combining theoretical grounding with practical applications in a highly readable book on children’s cognitive development. His humorous asides and evident respect for his reader should prove empowering for both parents and teachers.
… he made reading useful by talking to her of what she read…
Jane Austen
Mansfield Park, Chapter 2
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Welcome to the Intelligence River!
Dave Cantrell is a psychologist who specializes in learning.
This site is his resource for parents, teachers, students,
and anybody who cares about developing intelligence to its
fullest potential.
In this book, Dave Cantrell explains how to build an effective, real-world intelligence that will equip your child to thrive today and tomorrow. Dave brings his wide-ranging knowledge of psychological research together with his 30 years of experience working with parents and children, to give a wealth of practical advice that is entertaining, eye-opening, and inspiring. You will never think of intelligence in the same way again.
He does an excellent job of “translating” complex concepts by the use of vivid, clear examples, while also providing cautionary notes on how to avoid misinterpreting those concepts. In sum, Grow With the Flow is a wonderful integration of a broad body of cognitive processing research into an accessible, helpful model of intellectual functioning. The book fosters a sense of excitement and enthusiasm in those looking for the opportunities that exist for enhancing a child’s competencies. —Janet J. Fritz, Ph.D
Professor Emeritus Human Development and Family Studies Colorado State University |
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Dave’s blog, where you can read the latest about learning, effective real-world intelligence, and Grow with the Flow. This just in by email – it has been around the block, I suspect. A little girl had just finished her first week of school. “I’m just But on the other side of the coin, I was just talking with a sixth grader, sitting next to me at the Bean Cycle, who is operating in an open campus environment and very excited about project-based learning at his school. He explained the structure: An overall Renaissance Fair project committee, and subcommittees with individual tasks – his group is setting up a bocce game, and he wanted to get to school before he “had … Seneca said it this way Solitudo animo quod cibus corpori est. Solitude is to the soul as food is to the body. Walt Whitman said it like this: I loaf and invite my soul, I lean and loaf at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. We’re missing something nowadays. If kids never have a chance to stop and muse about themselves – not plan their future, but muse about their place in the universe, thoughtlessly – how can they become anything but cogs? |
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