Posts Tagged ‘education reform’
The Path to Wisdom is Paved with Mistakes: Teaching Children Self-Trust
It’s true: The path to wisdom is paved with mistakes. You and I know this because we are adults and we have made our fair share of mistakes. We have gained wisdom and knowledge from those mistakes, and with that, a level of confidence in ourselves. It is very fair to say that mistakes are…
Read MoreA Call To Action for All Grown-ups
Dear Awesome Grown-up, Do you know how important you are? You are important for many reasons. You do important work, you make a difference in the lives of those you love, and you’re so darned witty – and generally more so on Friday nights for some reason. You’re important to your team at work. You’re…
Read MoreDifferentiation for Real Life (Part 2)
Okay, so you get the concept of differentiation and its role in helping students think about where they belong in society. (Haven’t read Part 1 of this series? Click here.) Your dreams are different from mine, so our kids’ dreams differ from each other child’s as well. Where, then, do we start differentiating for real life? Answer:…
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