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Category Archives: Fun
Imagination and Education
The MIND. Engage imagination before opening. To maximize academic performance, academics must be taught as a subset of the larger project of maximizing mental capacity. For both, imagination is essential. When you watch children at work and play, you see … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Brain Development, Children, Collaborate. Create. Contribute., Collaboration, Creativity, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Fun, Genius, Learning, Mathematics Teaching, Play, project based learning, Relationships, School Culture, School Reform, Self-determination, Teaching Writing
Tagged decision making, education, Genius, kids, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, Parenting, school, school reform, success, teaching
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Leading Your Life by Creating Great Moments
Last Friday, the results of my PET scan revealed that the three metastases in my lungs and the one in my liver are gone. Gone! Nivolumab administered intravenously every two weeks seems to be working. My loved ones are breathing … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Collaborate. Create. Contribute., Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Fun, Genius, Leadership, perseverance, Play, Relationships, Resilience, Respect, Responsibility, Self-Actualization, Social Responsibility, Thoughtfulness
Tagged building character, collaboration, conflict, creativity, Genius, Leadership, Learning
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Address Behavior Problems with Accurate Feedback (and don’t stop)
Several days ago my three-year-old grandson launched into an ebullient riff that went something like: “I am grateful for this soup. I am grateful for the goats. I am grateful for Papa being here. I am grateful for planting the … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Brain Development, bribery, Challenge, Character, Children, decision-making, Education, Fun, Genius, Imperfection, Mistakes, parenting, Praise, Self-Actualization, Self-determination, Self-esteem, Social Responsibility, Teaching, terrible two's
Tagged Authority, building character, child-rearing, decision making, Discipline, Emotional control, Genius, kids, Leadership, Parenting, parenting skills, parents, responsibility, teaching, teaching responsibility
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The Need to Contribute
To Contribute is a Basic Human Need Ever play give-and-take with babies? They pick a carrot off the tray of their highchair and hold it out to you. You take it, say “Thank you,” and give it back to them, … Continue reading
Posted in Altruism, Children, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Enthusiasm, Fun, Genius, Greatness, Happiness, Joy, Learning community, Learning Disability, parenting, Play, Responsibility, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Self-determination, Social Responsibility, Success, Teaching, teenager, terrible two's, Thoughtfulness
Tagged building character, child-rearing, education, Emotional control, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, Parenting, parenting skills, parents, responsibility, school, school reform, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility, teenagers
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Management Kills Education
I love No Child Left Behind. In May of 2002 I visited our local public school, hung out on the playground and just generally lurked. As the kids were waiting to go home at the end of the day, I … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Altruism, Authority, Brain Development, bribery, Challenge, Character, Children, Collaboration, Creativity, decision-making, Education, Enthusiasm, Fun, Genius, Homework, Inspiration, Joy, Leadership, Learning community, Mathematics Teaching, parenting, perseverance, Play, Preschool, project based learning, Reading, Resilience, Respect, Responsibility, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Self-determination, Social Responsibility, Stress, Success, Teaching, Thoughtfulness
Tagged Authority, child-rearing, decision making, education, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, learning to read, math, math teaching, mathematics, overparenting, Parenting, parenting skills, parents, play, project based learning, Reading, respect, responsibility, school, school reform, teacher, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility
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