The 7 C’s of Success
1. A clear CONCEPTION 2. A strong CONFIDENCE 3. A focused CONCENTRATION 4. A stubborn CONSISTENCY 5. An emotional COMMITMENT 6. A good CHARACTER 7. A CAPACITY TO ENJOY
Replace Detention With Meditation
The following article was posted on LinkedIn today: “Imagine you’re working at a school and one of the kids is starting to act up. What do you do? Traditionally the answer would be to give the unruly kid detention or suspension. But in my memory, detention tended to involve staring at walls, bored out of Read more about Replace Detention With Meditation[…]
Goals & Flexibility
Gordon Tredgold, on LinkedIn, stated the following opinions on goals and flexibility: “I believe that we have to be firm about our goals, but flexible about our approach. Just because our first plan didn’t work that doesn’t mean we should quit, nor does it mean we should persist indefinitely with that plan. It might just Read more about Goals & Flexibility[…]
A Good Story
Yesterday I had the pleasure of watching two theatre events at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-lake with my daughter, Getting Married and Brigadoon. Both shows were excellent and both about marriage. Brene Brown wrote an article about what unites people and she said it’s not Armies, gold or flags but stories that unites people. There’s Read more about A Good Story[…]
7 Signs Your Classroom is a Successful One
Gavin McCormack posted the following 7 Signs about Successful Classrooms: 1. VOICE – there should be noise in your classroom. Voices of discussion, cooperation, collaboration, debate and problem solving. 2. CHOICE – Can your children make decisions for themselves? Where to sit, who to work with and what to learn? 3. REFLECTION – Is there Read more about 7 Signs Your Classroom is a Successful One[…]
10 Things That Get You 100% Respect
10 Things that take 0 talent but will get you 100% respect: 1. Being On Time. 2. Work Ethic. 3. Effort. 4. Body Language. 5. Energy. 6. Attitude. 7. Passion. 8. Being Coachable. 9. Doing Extra. 10. Being Prepared.
Thinking Classroom
A Community of learners and learning environments must use Thinking Classrooms. Thinking Classrooms do the following: 1. Create an environment that is intellectually and socially safe for learning. 2. Make space for student voice and agency. 3. Build classroom culture and learning around communal (social culture) talk and task structures. 4. Use classroom rituals and Read more about Thinking Classroom[…]
Empathy is a Choice
Empathy is a choice – and it’s a vulnerable choice – because in order to connect with you, I have to connect with something in myself that knows that feeling … Rarely, can a response make something better, what makes something better is connection. Brene Brown has a video on YouTube that shows this clearly. Read more about Empathy is a Choice[…]
Richard Branson Tips
1. Just start. You will learn so many lessons just by doing. 2. Turn what excites you into capital so you can do more of it. 3. Business opportunities are always coming and going. 4. Don’t wait for the perfect moment, create it. 5. Set very big challenges for yourself. 6. Work on whatever you’re Read more about Richard Branson Tips[…]
Listen First
One of Stephen Coveys 7 Habits is to seek first to understand, then to be understood. In an article I read today on LinkedIn, Simon Sinek also states that we must listen first and then speak. Not only does this help people realize you care about what they have to say, but also if you’re Read more about Listen First[…]