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Tag Archives: creativity
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, Genius, 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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Can Your Genius Make Conflict Creative?
Can conflict be creative? Can conflict be creative? My older brother and I fought a lot. “Fight to the death!” we said. It scared our mother, and scared me, too, I guess. I remember at age eight fighting in our back … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Collaborate. Create. Contribute., Conflict and Issues, Creativity, Genius, Self-Actualization
Tagged Anger, building character, challenge, character, collaboration, conflict, creativity, education, Genius, issues, kids, Leadership, Learning community, learning social skills, Love, Parenting, parenting skills, responsibility, self-actualization, social responsibility, teachers, teaching, thoughtfulness, violence
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Learning Language, Math, & Science Concepts Through Play
Play is essential to optimize learning Language, Math, Science, as well as preparing the brain for collaboration, creativity and making valuable contributions to the world. Please follow and like us:
Posted in Brain Development, Children, Constructivist Education, Education, Genius, Play, Preschool, School Reform, STEM subjects, Teaching
Tagged achievement, brain development, constructivist education, creativity, decision making, education, leaders, Leadership, Learning, math, math teaching, play, Preschool, project based learning, school, school reform, self-actualization, STEM subject, success, teaching
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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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Metrics in Education
Measure What Matters Yesterday Jasmine (grade six) and Aymani (grade 4) were sitting together editing each other’s papers. Shelby (grade six), who was sitting nearby overheard them wrestling with the problem of how to indicate to each other the things … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Development, Collaborate. Create. Contribute., Collaboration, Education, Genius, Teaching
Tagged achievement, Authority, brain develompment, challenge, character, collaboration, constructivist education, creativity, decision making, education, Excellence, Genius, Greatness, high school acceptance, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, metrics, Project learning, school, School Admission, school culture, school reform, Self-determination, service learning, social responsibility, standards, success, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility, teaching writing
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