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Handing Out Tickets
cc licensed ( BY SD ) flickr photo shared by West Midlands Police Late for supervision one day about five years ago, I was slightly speeding to work (it was about 10km over the speed limit) as I was...
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Share Great Stories
cc licensed ( BY SD ) flickr photo shared by Salim Virji This post is one that I am doing to model the suggestion I made through the Summer Blogging Challenge that I posted recently. I really believe...
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Far to Close, Close to Far
Yesterday, I shared this video from Larry Ferlazzo’s blog (seriously watch it): There are a lot of things to think about in what is being shared, but there are some things that really pushed my...
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The push to totally change the way school looks, is coming from many that believe that education as it looks today is not sufficient for our kids. Although I do believe that we have to change some...
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I was listening to an interesting interview from CBC shared on Jordan Tinney’s blog discussing the use of “letter grades” in school. This is an interesting topic because it is something that is so...
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4 Great Ted Talks That Will Challenge Your Thinking
Getting a message from a friend on Facebook, she had mentioned Daniel Pink’s book “Drive”, and it reminded me of how much his Ted Talk really made an impact on my learning and thinking. There are...
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“…in the service of the right aims”
In my post, “4 Non-Negotiables for Schools“, I wrote that the first one was the most important: 1. They are a welcoming and warm environment. As someone who goes into schools often, I can get a feeling...
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Developing Wisdom in Schools
I have been reading, “The Seven Decisions; Understanding the Keys to Personal Success,” by Andy Andrews, and this quote on “wisdom” stuck with me: Most people mistake wisdom for education, like a high...
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The Value of “Not Having a Choice”
“Learning to choose is hard. Learning to choose well is harder. And learning to choose well in a world of unlimited possibilities is harder still, perhaps too hard.” Barry Schwartz The concept of...
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Developing Wisdom in the Service of Learners
This quote from Barry Schwartz always makes me think: Rules and incentives may improve the behavior of those who don’t care, though they won’t make them wiser. But in focusing on the people who don’t...
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