Gavin McCormack sent me the following excellent recipe for a great education for children: 1. Prepare a learning environment that is mostly familiar, but with a dash of uncertainty. 2. Introduce the students to the materials before them and explain the learning objective. 3. Model how to use these materials and make your expectations clear. Read more about The Secret Recipe for a Great Education[…]
Albert Einstein posted the following suggestions for challenging ourselves to push ourselves out of our comfort zone: 1. Aggressively challenge your comfort zone. 2. Take baby steps. 3. Don’t pick the safe choice. 4. Put yourself in a new environment. 5. Make a snap decision. 6. Hold yourself accountable. 7. Volunteer.
I am a firm believer in self-care. There are many ways to care for ourselves. One of my ways is to go for walks. Whenever I feel stressed, I take a walk, any time of the year. In summer, spring and fall the green leaves are my healers. What always amazes me is how beautiful Read more about Make Time For Yourself[…]
Terry Small posted the following 10 “V’s” to be this week: 1. Be Valiant 2. Be Vigorous 3. Be Vigilant 4. Be Vivacious 5. Be Vibrant 6. Be Virtuous 7. Be Vivid 8. Be Versed 9. Be Valuable 10. Be Vocal (when necessary)
Gavin McCormack posted an inspiring article about not using technology as a reward or punishment. He makes the following 4 points about this: 1. If we want our children to be able to live with or without technology, we must treat it as something normal. Normalize it’s use. 2. Set specific tines each day when Read more about Never Use Technology as a Reward or Punishment[…]
Persistence is the key to independence. Gavin McCormack states that after 22 years of teaching, he has discovered that the most important learning objective and essential skill is the skill of independence. We all know that boredom invites creativity! When children are bored they think outside the box, create games, worlds and even universes that Read more about Only Assist Students Who Ask[…]
Today I was inspired by David Geurin’s post about curiosity. He said that you won’t hate something if you stay curious. Also, you won’t fear something if you stay curious. And, you won’t get angry if you stay curious. It’s amazing that curiosity is practically a super power. Stay curious. I’d add that the next Read more about Stay Curious[…]
Today I was inspired by an article posted by Leadership First. It stresses the importance of leaders admitting their mistakes. Of course it cautions us not to be reckless. However, that as a leader you are setting an example by admitting your mistakes. If you are showing responsibility and modeling admitting your mistakes, it will Read more about Successful Leaders Admit Mistakes[…]
Strati Georgopoulos posted this on LinkedIn: 1. Limit your options. 2. Draw a hard line between good and bad. 3. Listen to your gut feeling. 4. Think of your time as money. 5. Know that decisiveness grows with each decision. 6. Remember that indecision kills.
ChetnaMindfulness posted an article about the importance of saying No! NO compromising your own needs to meet the needs of others. NO not standing up for what you believe in. NO silencing your own values to keep the peace in a relationship. NO not changing your dreams and goals. NO giving up your own self-care Read more about Say “No” With Compassion and Respect[…]