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Tag Archives: Parenting
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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Epistemology: the Heart of a Good Curriculum
What if “epistemology” were written on the whiteboard on the first day of school, and referred to every day after that? What if “To know how you know what you think you know” were universally understood as the point of a curriculum? What … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Authority, Brain Development, Character, Children, decision-making, Discipline, Education, Excellence, First Day of School, Genius, Integrity, Justice, Learning community, Mistakes, parenting, project based learning, school culture, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Standards, STEM subjects, Success, Teaching, Technology and Education, Thoughtfulness
Tagged Authority, building character, child-rearing, decision making, Discipline, education, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, Parenting, parenting skills, school, school reform, teachers, teaching
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A Dynamic Mind; Not a Growth Mindset
The antidote for a “fixed mindset” is not a “growth mindset,” but a mind on a mission. One morning ten years ago a kindergarten teacher named John walked into his class wearing a pink shirt. There had been an outbreak of students … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Diversity, Genius, Learning community, parenting, Praise, school culture, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Social Anxiety, Success, Teaching
Tagged building character, child-rearing, diversity, education, Genius, growth mindset, Learning community, Parenting, school, school reform, stereotyping, teachers
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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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