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Category Archives: Emotional Intelligence
Creating a Life: The Purpose of School
Could creating a life be the purpose of school? Could creating a life be the purpose of school? Why not? When it is, everything works right. When schools have other ends in mind, they get discipline problems, dropouts and lower performance. By the … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment, School Reform, Self-Actualization
Tagged building character, character, Coaching, Creating a Life, creativity, decision making, emotional intelligence, empowerment, Genius, Leadership, Learning, Parenting, parenting skills, school reform, self-actualization
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The Myth of Self Acceptance
Collaborate. Create. Contribute, and stop chasing after self acceptance. Please follow and like us:
Posted in Challenge, Collaborate. Create. Contribute., Conflict and Issues, Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Genius, Happiness, parenting, Praise, Self-Actualization
Tagged building character, child-rearing, conflict, education, Emotional control, Happiness, imperfection, kids, Learning, Learning community, Love, Parenting, school reform, self acceptance, teaching, teaching responsibility
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Thank You for Criticizing
Is it wise to criticize? A few years ago I taught Andre Perry’s class of fourth and fifth graders in order to give Andre a break so that he could plan with another teacher. Easiest and best teaching I ever did. … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Emotions, Executive Function, Genius, Learning Disability, Social Responsibility
Tagged creativity, Criticism, Critis, Culture, defensiveness, educational objective, executive function, Executive Function Coaching, Learning, Learning Disabilities
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Tomorrow’s Change Makers Don’t Underestimate Children.
Do you realize that it is distinctly possible for a child to reach the age of 18 without ever having done something upon which someone else depended? –Uri Bronfenbrenner Speech to Parents and Teachers at Independent Schools in Kansas City, … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Collaboration, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Genius, Leadership, Self-Actualization, Teaching
Tagged achievement, Altruism, building character, calling, challenge, character, child-rearing, collaboration, education, emotional intelligence, empathy, Genius, Greatness, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, Parenting, project based learning, Project learning, school, school reform, service learning, social responsibility, success, teaching, teaching responsibility
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